Bill Maher Eviscerates Democrats: ‘Whiteness’ Is ‘Not a Disease’
Michelle SteinAugust 9, 2026, 10:07 am
What To Know
- Bill Maher criticized Democrats for treating “whiteness” as a negative trait, stating on his HBO show that it is “not a disease.”
- He specifically called out Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong for her comments on her son’s “proximity to whiteness.”
- Maher also mocked Hong’s past criticism of Thanksgiving, highlighting what he sees as extreme positions within the Democratic Party.
Bill Maher eviscerated Democrats by declaring that “whiteness” is “not a disease on Real Time With Bill Maher
On the Friday, August 7 episode of his HBO show, the late-night host, 70, took aim at Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong. He called out the Democratic Socialist, who has a mixed-race child, for her remarks about her “proximity to whiteness.”
“Look at this Francesca Hong. I mentioned it in the monologue, what she said about whiteness and toxicity,” Maher said. “She described her son. Now, she has an ex-husband who is white, OK, she’s Asian. She described it as wrestling with — this is her own son — being in ‘proximity to whiteness.’”
Maher then pointed out, “Of all the things I think the Democrats have to lose, number one: Whiteness, it’s not a disease… This has got to go, I think. I think this is their big flaw.”
In 2021, Hong said during an interview, “My proximity to whiteness continues, right? My son is biracial. He is half white and half Korean. And I think navigating, you know, what his identity is and how people perceive him is always at the back of my mind.”
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On Real Time, Maher continued, “Who is the Democrat who’s going to stand up and say, ‘I’m a white guy. I’m not a racist because I don’t think white people are worse.’ We’re all the same. Humans are not good people. They just aren’t. We’ve all done horrible things.”
The stand-up comedian also slammed the left for Hong’s controversial stance on Thanksgiving during his opening monologue
“Democrats have found a candidate who hates Thanksgiving and wants to get rid of it,” Maher said, referencing her now-deleted X post from 2020. “Yes, running for governor in Wisconsin, Francesca Hong. Have you heard about this? Yeah, Thanksgiving, she says, should be canceled.”
He then quipped, “I say good. Finally, a politician willing to stand up to big stuffing. Wow. Oh, you gotta love the Democrats.”
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