In his season finale, the HBO host weighed in on Rittenhouse's acquittal over the Kenosha protests last year.
"What about the repercussions of this?" said Maher,"what about the message this sends to all the kids? Like I say, I think this kid watched too many comic book movies."out there like him who will do the same thing and it's a tinderbox."
He had made the comic book reference during his monologue at the start of the show, when he told the audience,"Like all teenage boys, he watches too many comic book movies and thinks he can be the Avenger—which is a bad combination with guns." During the debate with his guests, Maher cited recent polling that found nearly half of Americans think a"civil war is likely."
Maher said:"I don't think it is a great idea to say to people, 'If the police are not doing their job as they weren't at the moment in Kenosha, the answer can't be, then the citizens have full police powers." His comments were met with applause from the audience.
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