{"id":77572,"date":"2026-08-18T14:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/bill-maher-rips-left-wing-lawmaker-for-sacrificing-liberal-values-to-appease-muslim-voters\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:55:36","slug":"bill-maher-rips-left-wing-lawmaker-for-sacrificing-liberal-values-to-appease-muslim-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/18\/bill-maher-rips-left-wing-lawmaker-for-sacrificing-liberal-values-to-appease-muslim-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher rips left-wing lawmaker for sacrificing liberal values to appease Muslim voters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher<\/a> tore into a Democratic congressional candidate in Seattle for abandoning a key liberal cause to better appeal to Muslim sensibilities.<\/p>\n

Maher targeted Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat<\/a> and self-described “White American convert to Islam” who is challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., in Washington’s 9th Congressional District.<\/p>\n

“A few weeks ago, a liberal Democrat named Melissa Chaudhry, running for Congress in Seattle<\/a>, was asked why, among the many progressive causes listed on her website, LGBT rights was conspicuously absent. Because, she said, \u2018A lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately,\u2019” he said.<\/p>\n

“Is this the progressive policy now?” he asked. “Is Ms. Chaudhry right? We throw gay people under the bus anytime it clashes with what makes Muslims uncomfortable?”<\/p>\n

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Maher cited Chaudhry\u2019s comments as part of his broader discussion about the importance of upholding Western civilization.<\/p>\n

“Most immigrants want to assimilate, but some have this other attitude of, \u2018Melting pot? F— you, you melt. Look, you don\u2019t have to love everything about America. \u2026 But you have to answer one question: Do you like Western civilization? Because that\u2019s what we are, and that\u2019s not negotiable.”<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that liberals may be uncomfortable with his critique because when they hear the word “Muslim” they “have been brainwashed into thinking, \u2018Oh some Islamophobic b——t is coming now.'”<\/p>\n

“No, just facts and a little honesty to the people who see everything as oppressor versus oppressed but can\u2019t see who does a lot of oppressing,” he said.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital previously reported, citing The Stranger<\/a>, that when asked why her website did not mention LGBTQ+ issues, Chaudhry replied, “Because a lot of Muslims do not feel that way, unfortunately,”<\/p>\n

The outlet reported that Chaudhry noted she “was careful about her Muslim constituents.”<\/p>\n

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Chaudhry later addressed the comments in a Facebook post, calling the interview “one of the least-proud moments of my life,” according to the outlet.<\/p>\n

She wrote that “if you are queer, and you are wondering if you and your rights are safe with me, I assure you from the bottom of my heart, you are, you have always been, and you always will be.”<\/p>\n

Chaudhry, who often wears a hijab-like scarf, also published a video<\/a> titled “LGBTQ+ Folks, and the Media\u2019s Attacks On Me.” In the video, Chaudhry said that “the very same media that doesn\u2019t care about a federal candidate getting rape and death threats for my scarf for three years and has never covered these very real crimes is now suddenly falling all over themselves to take a lie and run with it.”<\/p>\n

“Here\u2019s what\u2019s actually true,” she continued. “When I say dignity, safety and opportunity for all, where do I stutter?<\/p>\n

“I have supported full equality for LGBTQ+ people my entire life,” she said, concluding that “this issue is not a talking point for me; it is the fabric of my life.”<\/p>\n

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Fox News Digital reached out to Chaudhry\u2019s campaign for additional comment.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Comedian and political commentator Bill Maher tore into a Democratic congressional candidate in Seattle for abandoning a key liberal cause to better appeal to Muslim sensibilities. Maher targeted Melissa Chaudhry, a progressive Democrat and self-described “White American convert to Islam” who is challenging longtime Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., in Washington’s 9th Congressional District. “A few … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77572\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}