Bill Maher leaves Rob 'Meathead' Reiner dumbfounded with one question about the media suppressing the Hunter Biden laptop story



Bill Maher exposed the political blind spot of Rob "Meathead" Reiner by stumping the actor with a question regarding the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story by legacy media.

During the latest episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the liberal host discussed whether it was merited for mainstream media outlets and social media platforms to suppress and censor the Hunter Biden laptop story. The topic was in response to Sam Harris saying the cover-up of Hunter Biden's shady business dealings overseas was warranted because former President Donald Trump was an "existential threat to our democracy."

Maher asked, "Is it okay to have a conspiracy to get rid of Trump?"

"They were talking about Hunter Biden's laptop, which was a story, and now all the mainstream press has finally admitted it was a real story," Maher said. "It was a real laptop."

"Now look, let's not pussyfoot around this – he was selling the influence of his father, Joe Biden," Maher stated. "I mean, most political sons do, but let's not pretend at least that was going on… so Hunter Biden's laptop was buried by the press."

"Even the head of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, said that was a mistake," Maher continued. "So Sam Harris says it was appropriate for Twitter, and the heads of big tech, and the heads of journalistic organizations to feel that they were in the presence of something that is a once-in-a-lifetime moral emergency, meaning Trump. So he's saying it's okay to have a conspiracy, to get rid of somebody as bad as Trump."

Maher then asked, "It's a little bit of a thorny question because once you go down this road – this is sort of where we are in this country, the other side is so evil, anything is justified in preventing them from taking office. Is it?"

Reiner – a staunch Democrat activist – deflected from Maher's question with a whataboutism defense of harping on the Jan. 6 riot.

"You know what's not justified? Using armed violence to try to kill people in the Capitol. That's not justified," Reiner replied.

Maher attempted to get back to his original question; and asked if it was "appropriate to bury the Hunter Biden" story?

Maher noted, "They buried the Hunter Biden story before the election because they were, like, ‘We can’t risk having the election thrown to Trump. We’ll tell them after the election.'"

The "All in the Family" actor quizically asked, "And we know for a fact that that’s what they did?"

Maher exclaimed, "Of course! You don’t follow this?"

Reiner conceded, "I don’t know that they did."

Maher then zinged Reiner, "I know because you only watch MSNBC."

Reiner – who continues to have an obsession with Trump after his presidency – claimed that he watches Fox News. He was also totally befuddled at the thought that the press would suppress a story that would hurt Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election against Trump.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) ran cover for Reiner, and said, "I don’t know that they all said this. You have to make sure you are treating people fairly."

Earlier this week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted that his social media network suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story during an appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.

The New York Post broke the Hunter Biden laptop story in October 2020. Legacy media seemingly buried the story without attempting to verify the authenticity of the notorious laptop. Many outlets dismissed the story as "Russian misinformation." NPR vowed not to cover the story because it was a "waste" of time.

Twitter censored the story and locked the official account of the New York Post.

A poll released this week revealed that nearly 80% of people believe that Trump could have won the 2020 presidential election if the Hunter Biden laptop and email story was not buried.

It wasn't until March of this year when the New York Times and the Washington Post, and other media outlets admitted that Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop was indeed real – 17 months after the story first broke.

\u201c.@billmaher on @RealTimers asks the panel whether it was OK for the press to bury the Hunter Biden laptop story prior to the election, and the response was surprise(!) I agree w/Bill that you probably need to reduce @MSNBC in your diet.\n\nWith @robreiner & @amyklobuchar.\u201d
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'Very brave and a hero': Former US Marine killed while fighting in Ukraine



U.S. citizen Willy Joseph Cancel was killed in Ukraine on Monday while fighting alongside Ukrainian troops against invading Russian forces, family members confirm. "He appears to be the first U.S. citizen to die while fighting alongside Ukrainians in Ukraine," Fox News reported.

Cancel – a 22-year-old former U.S. Marine – leaves behind a wife and a 7-month-old baby.

"He went there wanting to help people, he had always felt that that was his main mission in life," Brittany Cancel – the widow of the American citizen who died in Ukraine – told Fox News.

"My husband was very brave and a hero," Cancel stated. "I did not expect to be a widow at 23 years old or for our son to be without a father."

BREAKING: Former US Marine from Orange County, 22-year-old Willy Cancel, killed fighting in Ukraine - according to multiple reports. \n\nPhoto courtesy - Willy and Brittany Cancel/Facebookpic.twitter.com/Z3Za2Hpv40
— Blaise Gomez (@Blaise Gomez) 1651230376

Cancel's mother – Rebecca Cabrera – told CNN, "He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn't come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn't have to be involved in it."

"It was something that he believed in his heart, that was the right thing," Cabrera added. "He was the type of man who always stepped up when everybody else stepped back, and there were a lot of men who were like that that were with him."

Devin Tietze Jr. – Cancel's brother-in-law – told CNN, "He believed wholeheartedly this shouldn't have happened and he wanted to go help the people in Ukraine."

It's being reported that a former U.S. Marine, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed fighting for Ukraine. \n\nHe was just 22. He leaves behind a wife and 7-month-old daughter.\n\nRIP.pic.twitter.com/fuFnXGadwq
— Clint Ehrlich (@Clint Ehrlich) 1651209688

Cancel was a correctional officer before going to Ukraine to help fight against the Russian invasion.

"Prior to wanting to help the effort in Ukraine, he was a detention officer in Kentucky," the widow told Fox News. "He had dreams and aspirations of being a police officer or joining FDNY. Naturally, when he found out about what was happening in Ukraine he was eager to volunteer."

Cancel was hired by a private military contracting company to fight against Russians in Ukraine.

Cancel flew to Poland on March 12 and arrived in Ukraine the next day, according to Cabrera. His mother said Cancel was fighting alongside soldiers from "all different countries."

Cabrera said, "They haven't found his body. They are trying, the men that were with him, but it was either grab his body or get killed, but we would love for him to come back to us."

Cancel's widow pleaded, "All I want is for him to come home, and to give him the proper burial he deserves."

How Cancel was killed in Ukraine is not clear at this time.

An official with the U.S. Department of State told NBC News on Friday that officials "are aware of these reports and are closely monitoring the situation."

"Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment," the official said. "We once again reiterate U.S. citizens should not travel to Ukraine due to the active armed conflict and the singling out of U.S. citizens in Ukraine by Russian government security officials, and that U.S. citizens in Ukraine should depart immediately if it is safe to do so, using any commercial or other privately available ground transportation options."

Cabrera said of her son, "He was just a really thoughtful person. He always put everybody ahead of himself even when situations were so stressful. He always kept everybody laughing and calm. He was the man that stood up when everybody else stood back."

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry created a special unit consisting of foreign fighters known as the "International Legion." Brig. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov – commander of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry – claimed that more than 20,000 volunteers and veterans from 52 countries have expressed interest in joining the unit, CNN reported on March 7.

In March, award-winning American filmmaker and media correspondent Brent Renaud was shot and killed in Ukraine, according to authorities in Kyiv.

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