Bill Maher, Breitbart editor bond: Sometimes ‘free speech does pause’ – The Hill

HBO's Bill Maher's interview with Breitbart editor-in-chief Alex Marlow was expected to be full of fireworks and disagreement, but instead the two bonded over mutual condemnation of recent political rhetoric.

If Obama was Julius Caesar and he got stabbed, I think liberals would be angry about that, Maher remarked.

I disagree with that too, said Maher in agreement. I dont think they should have Trump playing Julius Caesar and getting stabbed, and I hate Trump. So were agreeing that there are some places where free speech does pause."

"It's bad strategy certainly to put that out there because they all look like hysterical lunatics," Marlow added.

Maher and Marlow also agreed that corporations under threat of organized boycotts should not have so much influence on free speech. Marlow pointed to his own publication in Breitbart and various anonymous campaigns of "misinformation" against the conservative publication that has led to many companies pulling ads from the site.

Whats happened is that corporations are now deciding whats free and fair speech, who can make a living, what opinions can make a living saying, Marlow, 31, said. Now youre seeing the right fight fire with fire and want boycotts of when the left takes it too far in their Trump hatred.

Its a very dangerous path were on," he added. "People on the left and the right who are free speech advocates need to come together and say that corporations are not going to define the First Amendment and free speech in this country."

Marlow was applauded by Maher's audience for the statement.

The host also addressed the shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice this week that wounded four, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) who remains in critical condition but is improving.

"Do you think Breitbart with the politicization it is involved in, has any responsibility for the kind of violence that we see in our society, including what happened this week?" Maher asked.

The appearance marked the first for Marlow, who also hosts "Breitbart News Saturday" on SiriusXM.

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