Outspoken comedian and political commentator Bill Maher is once again stirring up controversy this time over claims of divine intervention in the July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
On a new episode of his Club Random podcast, Maher took aim at Trump supporters who believe God personally saved the former president during the deadly shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania while questioning why Corey Comperatore, a Trump supporter and retired firefighter, was not spared.
Maher’s guest, actor Esai Morales, was speaking about his own spiritual views when Maher cut in with a raw and unfiltered question that’s now gaining traction online.
“But what do you say to the person who gets eaten, that why didn’t the God love him?” Maher asked. “You know what I mean? What about all the people who have the sh*tty outcome?”
Morales, while trying to express a sense of faith and universal love, seemed taken aback. “I’m religious, but I’m not religious,” he said. “Somebody out there… loves me enough that has not allowed me to destroy myself.”
But Maher wasn’t letting the logic slide. His point: If people believe God saved Trump from the gunman’s bullet, how do they explain why a loyal supporter like Comperatore was killed in the same incident?
The attack at the July rally left multiple people injured and shocked the nation. While Trump survived with minor injuries, Corey Comperatore was fatally shot while shielding others. For many, his death was seen as a tragic act of heroism.
Now, Maher’s comments are reigniting an old debate: Does faith make room for tragedy? And more controversially is it fair to credit divine power for one man’s survival, while overlooking the death of another?
As usual, Maher isn’t offering answers. But he’s asking the uncomfortable questions and that’s exactly what’s keeping the internet talking.
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