Invoice Maher lately goaded Dr. Phil McGraw to confess that Donald Trump‘s redistricting efforts in Texas is a few “bull***” on Actual Time With Invoice Maher.
On Friday, August 8, the late-night host sat down with interview visitor, political commentator George Will, and panel friends, former Dr. Phil star and ESPN’s “First Take” host Stephen A. Smith.
Throughout the panel phase, Maher straight requested McGraw — who Trump appointed the commissioner of his Spiritual Liberty Fee — requested the TV character if he thought the redistricting in Texas was “some bull***.”
“Previously, states do that after the census, OK? You get the census each 10 years. You discover out, oh, totally different variety of individuals. Generally it is smart. You need to redraw districts and so forth,” Maher mentioned, establishing the subject.
He continued of the gerrymandering, “Now Trump needs a do-over. They did it after 2020 in Texas, and he’s saying as a result of they discovered that he acquired a much bigger a part of the Hispanic vote, that they may redo the districting, and perhaps he’ll win these districts. They’ve acquired Austin voting Republican!”
Lastly, Maher requested McGraw, “Now right here’s my query, Dr. Phil, you’re from Texas. That is some bullshit, isn’t it?”
To that, the Actual Story with Dr. Phil podcast host replied, “Was there a query in there?”
When Maher doubled down on his inquiry, McGraw responded, “Properly, it relies upon. They’re not the one ones which have accomplished this. The Democrats do it as properly. They’ve accomplished it in Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania.”
The late-night host identified that Democrats hadn’t accomplished it after the census.
McGraw then added, “Oh no, no, it’s not at all times accomplished after the census, it’s accomplished between as properly. And clearly, it’s accomplished for causes to vary the distribution. Texas is doing it as a result of they are saying as a result of they’ve acquired extra Republican voters now, they need to have extra illustration. Is that bull****? Yeah, form of.”
For years, McGraw’s politics have aligned with Trump’s. Along with the POTUS appointing him to the Spiritual Liberty Fee in Could, McGraw joined ICE raids in and round Chicago in January and Los Angeles in June.
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