Bill Maher Defends Gretchen Whitmer For Appearing With Trump, Advises Her To ‘own It’

HBO big Bill Maher defended Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., connected Friday from liberals slamming her for gathering pinch President Donald Trump aggregate times successful caller weeks.

The comedian besides advised Whitmer to "own" nan meetings pinch Trump alternatively of seeming uneasy astir them, telling her to return a page from his gathering pinch nan president successful March.

"And I would conscionable for illustration to opportunity – I was trying to thief her nan different week – conscionable ain it, for illustration a definite talk show big did erstwhile you meet nan president," he said, pointing to himself. 

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HBO big Bill Maher defended Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., for gathering pinch President Trump successful April. (Bill Pugliano / Stringer | Noam Galai / Contributor)

Maher brought nan taxable erstwhile speaking to wide podcaster and journalist Kara Swisher on pinch erstwhile Republican Speaker of nan House Kevin McCarthy during his "Real Time" panel.

They noted really Whitmer was criticized by members of her statement for gathering doubly pinch Trump – personification she fought pinch passim her clip arsenic governor. Whitmer visited Trump successful nan Oval Office connected April 9 to speak pinch him astir thief for her state, though a photo of her hiding her look from nan property during nan gathering went viral.

The photograph prompted anger from immoderate liberals, who slammed her for gathering pinch Trump. Conservatives besides criticized her for nan moment, suggesting she was being insecure astir moving pinch nan president.

Whitmer besides appeared alongside Trump astatine an arena astatine Michigan U.S. Air Force Base past Tuesday wherever Trump praised her "excellent job" arsenic politician and called her a "very bully person," a notable departure from his accustomed disapproval of nan Democratic lawmaker.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer looks connected arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders successful nan Oval Office of nan White House connected April 9, 2025, successful Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Again, progressives criticized Whitmer for appearing to activity pinch Trump alternatively than denounce him.

On "Real Time," Maher admitted it appeared arsenic though Trump was trying to get her successful problem pinch nan left, but maintained that it is good for Whitmer to prosecute successful a constructive narration pinch Trump.

"This week – Trump f------ punked her doubly – called her up, he was successful Michigan… Governors request nan president's thief connected definite things, you know?" he said. 

"And he calls her up, which she didn’t expect, and past they sewage a image of her hugging him aliases smiling pinch him… and now she’s history’s top monster," Maher added, ridiculing nan left’s guidance to nan meeting.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said astatine an arena successful her authorities pinch President Donald Trump connected Tuesday. (Fox News)

He past advised her to clasp nan gathering pinch Trump, conscionable for illustration he did successful precocious March, earlier going connected to defend himself for it from wide critics. 

"When you meet nan president, conscionable – it’s okay. He’s nan president," nan big said. 

"That should not beryllium wrong," McCarthy agreed. "That should not beryllium incorrect astatine all."

Elsewhere, he added, "Our state should not person a problem pinch group of 2 different parties – nan election’s complete – sitting down, moving connected issues, particularly a president and governor."

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