Following Donald Trumpthe controversial Madison Square Garden rally, Bill Maher I thought about the choice of entertainment.

On Friday’s episode of Real timethe host responded by commenting on the roast comedian Tony Hinchcliffe” takes place during the campaign event, during which he referred to Puerto Rico as “floating garbage island in the middle of the ocean.

“What the Trump people did at this rally — it’s so Trump — they hired an insult comic,” Maher said. “Really, he went out there and did some very insulting things. I’d never heard of him, but that’s his act he does all the time. And he told a really humiliating joke about Puerto Rico. …That wasn’t even appreciated by Trump’s audience. They said, “Look, we didn’t come here to hear vicious remarks from a insult comedian. We came here to hear the candidate say it.

During his roundtable with Tim Miller and Michael Moynihan, Maher worried that the backlash would make it “look like Democrats are weak because they can’t take jokes,” while the president Joe Biden previously called Trump supporters ‘trash’ in response (he has since clarified that he was referring to the Puerto Rico joke).

“Well, that was insulting,” he reasoned. “But look, I have to defend my profession. I’m a comedian, I’m a supporter of free speech. …But this guy is an insult comedian. Why he’s at this particular (event) is like bringing cocaine to a funeral.

After Republicans were offended by Biden’s comment, Maher said, “They’re just as big snowflakes.” Because if I had made that joke backwards and instead of Puerto Rico, Staten Island said, they would have had it. They would have found this completely unacceptable.

After Trump’s rally at MSG, Harris gave a passionate plea Tuesday in front of the White House, where a estimated at 75,000 people would have been present.

“This United States of America is not a vessel for the plans of would-be dictators,” she said. “The United States of America represents the greatest idea of ​​humanity ever conceived, a nation big enough to encompass all our dreams, strong enough to withstand any fracture or fissure between us, and fearless enough to imagine a future full of possibilities. »

The vice president added: “I am committed to seeking common ground and common-sense solutions to improve your life. I’m not trying to score political points. I seek progress… And towards people who disagree with me – unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that those who disagree with me are enemies. He wants to put them in prison. I will give them a place at the table.