Bill Maher attempted to hit top Democratic lawmaker Adam Schiff with a “gotcha” moment while discussing Donald Trump’s military operations in Iran.
“This statement from the administration,” Maher said. “‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.’ That’s too vague for you?”
“Totally vague,” the California Senator replied, before Maher revealed that the quote had actually been taken from a 2011 release by Barack Obama’s administration over military operations in Libya.
In response to Maher’s setup, Schiff replied that though Obama had also authorized the military action without congressional approval, he and other lawmakers had pushed back on the decision, and that the operations had been halted.
It comes as U.S. military operations continue to escalate, with Trump boasting that Iran was being “beaten to hell” and warning the country “will be hit hard today” in a message on Truth Social Saturday.
The president has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a limited force of U.S. troops on the ground to fight Iran.
