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Comedian Bill Maher pointed to Vice President JD Vance’s latest remarks from a visit to Hungary throughout Friday’s episode of “Real Time,” suggesting the concept of Western civilization is actual and value defending.
“Another factor JD Vance said is, ‘We will stand with you for Western civilization,’” Maher started, referencing feedback the vice chairman made in help of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán whereas framing his authorities as a defender of Western civilization.
Maher, talking with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America founder Paul Rieckhoff and writer Douglas Murray, stated Orbán “goes too far” in some respects however added, “I think you and I both believe there is such a thing as Western civilization.”
“Remember after 9/11, if you said ‘clash of civilizations,’ it was the beginning of that wokeness where… ‘Oh, don’t say that, that’s Islamophobia,’” Maher stated.
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Bill Maher on “Real Time.” (Screenshot/HBO)
“No, it was a clash of civilizations — the civilizations are very different and ours is better.”
The viewers erupted into applause, after which Maher broadened his level.
“And if you’re not clapping, spend a week in a Muslim capital, you wouldn’t last — especially as a woman,” he stated.
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks throughout a information convention with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (Alex Brandon/Pool/AP)
Maher’s remarks largely referred to Vance’s go to to the central European nation in effort to assist push Orbán nearer to victory as Hungarians head to the polls this Sunday.
Orbán, a Trump ally and the longest-serving European Union chief, is at the moment trailing within the polls, in accordance to the Associated Press.
Leading into the dialogue, Maher criticized Orbán’s ties to Russia and questioned the push for his re-election.
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Vice President JD Vance laughs on the sound of President Donald Trump calling in as he was delivering remarks at a Day of Friendship occasion with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at MTK Sportpark in Budapest, Hungary, on April 7, 2026. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
“Russia is basically running his campaign. Russia is campaigning for him to win, and we’re campaigning for him to win. We’re working with Russia on the same guy… to win an election?” he requested.
“I just don’t quite get that.”
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Murray, in the meantime, clarified among the arguably optimistic measures Orbán has taken, together with closing off his country’s borders to mass migration that different EU nations have welcomed.
He additionally voiced his disagreement with Orbán’s ties to Russia, which he partially attributed to Hungary’s reliance on Russian oil and gas.
