Last night on his HBO show, Bill Maher gave Trump credit for the drop in crime across the country. It’s the sort of thing you never hear from the liberal media or other late night hosts.
Of course, Bill being Bill, he just had to try to give some credit to Democrats for expanding the social safety net. We’re not exactly sure what he is even talking about there, but still, it’s nice to hear someone finally give Trump credit on this issue.
Maher basically said that Trump is a FAFO president and that people who might commit crimes are more likely to realize that there will be conequences.
FOX News has more details:
Comedian Bill Maher offered surprising praise for President Donald Trump’s handling of crime Friday, telling his audience that the president’s tough-guy persona may have played a role in a nationwide drop in violent crime.
“It’s not just drug crime that’s way down. It’s all crime,” Maher said during Friday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Time. “And, again, probably much of it is not political. It’s because you can’t move two inches in America without being tracked, photographed and followed by a Flock camera.”…
“It’s also because when Democrats expand the safety net, there are less desperate people,” Maher said. “And because Trump is a bad a–.”
Maher added that while he does not “agree with many of [Trump’s] methods,” he cannot argue that the president’s tough-on-crime approach has yielded successful results.
“Is doing it this way the right thing? No. But it’s just childish to pretend that when you elect a f—-around-and-find-out president, a no-more-Mr.-Nice-Guy, boot-in-your-a–, ‘V for Vendetta,’ kick-a– and take names, say-hello-to-my-little-friend president, that’s not going to have some effect on crime,” he continued.
“He has UFC fights on the lawn,” Maher concluded. “I think the bad guys got the message.”
Here’s the video:
This was an unexpected moment.
Bill Maher spent one of the final minutes of his show heaping massive praise on President Trump for taking a sledgehammer to crime.
“Trump is a BADASS!”
Maher’s point was that although he doesn’t agree with all of Trump’s methods on crime, anyone… pic.twitter.com/dYaPVuGIck
— Overton (@overton_news) September 26, 2026
It’s not a perfect analysis of what has happened, but it’s good to hear him credit Trump.
It’s certainly better than anything you’ll hear on CNN or MSNOW.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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