Bill Maher hits Trump with sex scandal dig as he blasts him for 'losing' the Iran war ⁠50%

By Sophie Gable⁠0% Anna Wright⁠0%

6/20/2026, 4:04:13 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect, Quote-first Misdirection, and Ad Hominem, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 41.2% saturation with 183 hits. Analysis detected 1,109 faulty-reasoning hits from 444 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 50.1% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (11,028 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 50.40% of the article peer group.

Bill Maher blasted Donald Trump for his negotiations with Iran, comparing the US's 'memorandum of understanding' to end the conflict with the president's previous sex scandal. 
The comedian took the stage for his opening monologue on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night, starting the show with a sarcastic bit praising the deal. 
'I know why you’re happy, we have an Iran deal, finally a deal with Iran and I love this deal,' Maher said. 
'We got everything we wanted except for everything we asked for.' 
Maher went on to say that he hoped the US plays Iran in the World Cup so 'we can beat them at something.' 
Maher also compared the so-called 'hush money' being sent to Iran, making a comparison with Trump’s payments to keep adult film actress Stormy Daniels silent. 
The president was found guilty in May 2024 on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the 'hush money' trial. 
Maher likened the 'hush money' payments to the recent understanding with Iran, claiming that Trump paid out to both parties through a third party. 
Despite the criticism, the Trump administration has hailed the MoU as a success, defiantly posting on Truth Social, 'Ships of the World, start your engines. 
Let the oil flow!' 
The MoU says the US will lift the naval blockade, and Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait. 
A 60-day window has been established for the two sides to negotiate a permanent solution. 
Maher pointed out that destroying Iran's ability to enrich uranium was initially cited as a primary motivator for launching military strikes at the start of the war in February. 
The comedian also slammed the US's agreement to provide at least $300 billion for Iran's reconstruction and economic development. 
Vice President JD Vance sought to calm concerns during an interview with Fox News, arguing that American taxpayers would not be footing the bill for the proposed development fund. 
According to Axios, Vance said the money would not come from US taxpayers and would only become relevant if Iran permanently dismantled its nuclear program, surrendered its enriched uranium and accepted inspections. 
'Yeah, other countries, they’re looking at this. 
They’re seeing all that Iran got out of this. 
They’re getting $300 billion plus sanctions lifted, assets unfrozen. 
They’re all like, bomb us. 
Bomb us,' Maher said. 
'Where have I seen this strategy before? 
Oh yeah, I think I would call it the Stormy Daniels strategy. 
It’s a third party’s going to send you money and then we’re going to pretend this never happened,' he concluded. 
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444 words analyzed.

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5speakers67%attributed speech147writer words
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25 attributed words8.4% of attributed speech78% writer coverage
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Attribution is sentence-level. Pattern percentages are calculated only from words assigned to that voice.

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