Bill Maher Rips On “Obnoxious Posers” Who Took Aim At Cheryl Hines After RFK Jr. Endorsed Trump

Bill Maher went to bat for Cheryl Hines on Friday’s episode of Real Time, ripping on “obnoxious posers” who took aim at the actress for her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s decision to endorse Donald Trump for president.

Although Maher has made it clear that he is no supporter of RFK Jr. as a presidental candidate, he doesn’t agree with people going after Hines on social media for not denouncing her own husband.

Towards the middle of his “New Rule” segment, Maher said that Larry David was once quoted describing Hines as “the best person I’ve ever met, the one person in Hollywood who doesn’t have a single enemy.”

“Well, now she does,” he said. “Because she didn’t throw her husband under the bus when her husband made a decision about something, which she’s made plain she disagrees with.”

Hines has mentioned before that she doesn’t support Trump and his third presidential bid. Last month, RFK Jr. told TMZ that his wife is “a lifelong Democrat.”

Maher continued his rant by scolding “the obnoxious posers on the aforementioned far left,” for recent hateful social media comments directed at the Curb Your Enthusiasm actress.

One such example of this was from actor Bradley Whitford, who posted to X (formerly Twitter). “Way to stay silent while your lunatic husband throws his support behind the adjudicated rapist who brags about stripping women of their fundamental rights,” wrote Whitford in his post.

“Well, you know what I think is not gutsy? Mansplaining to a woman — but of course not to her face — how she should sacrifice her marriage, all so you could read something on Twitter that met with your approval,” said Maher in response. “You wanna know why I have a bug up my ass about the Left more than I used to? It’s shit like this. There’s an ugliness they never used to have. The liberals I grew up respecting, none of them were like this. Going after the wife, even the mafia doesn’t do that.”

The host added, “In theory, liberals are compassionate. In practice, this guy can’t even understand one of the most basic dilemmas common to all humans — that when you’re married, sometimes you have to swallow some shit.”

RFK Jr. suspended his presidential campaign in August and has endorsed the GOP candidate, Trump, and his running mate J.D. Vance. He has even appeared alongside Trump at an Arizona rally.