Bill Maher took aim at Chappell Roan’s knowledge (or lack thereof if you’re Maher) on international affairs and where her generation is getting their information. Specifically, when it comes to the Middle East. The “Open Letter” came during the October 11 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. This address to the pop star came after the influential singer-songwriter, no stranger to controversy, made a series of political statements.
During host’s “New Rules” segment Maher marked the anniversary of the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. He started with, “To those viewers who are not watching this while looking at their phones, let me explain.” He quipped that the name Chappell Roan is “not the name of one of [Donald] Trump’s golf courses.”
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