Bill Maher takes credit for Milo Yiannopoulos’ downfall

Bill Maher was roasted for having alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos on his show, but is taking credit for the downfall that ensued.

This last weekend’s edition of Real Time with Bill Maher was a doozy. Controversial alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was a guest and it sent liberals over the edge with rage. While some were canceling their appearance or their plans to watch, Maher was apparently getting his intended goal accomplished.

In the days after Yiannopoulos appeared on Real Time, he was embroiled in a controversy over things he said about pedophilia and forced to resign from his position atop Brietbart.

Maher spoke to the New York Times and noted that through all of the backlash came the result that liberals have always wanted. He called Milo an ‘Ann Coulter wannabe’ and that showing his ugly colors to a wider audience was something the Real Time host was hoping would happen with the appearance.

"What I think people saw was an emotionally needy Ann Coulter wannabe, trying to make a buck off of the left’s propensity for outrage. And by the end of the weekend, by dinnertime Monday, he’s dropped as a speaker at CPAC. Then he’s dropped by Breitbart, and his book deal falls through. As I say, sunlight is the best disinfectant. You’re welcome."

Despi tetaking credit for the downfall of Yiannopoulos, in part, Maher admits that he hates it when people are forced to go away because of things they say.

"It just rubs me the wrong way when somebody says, “I don’t like what this person is saying — he should go away.”"

That’s the fine line that we all walk with free speech. It seems that none of us really have it all figured out, or atlas not everyone is okay with the hypocrisy that it invites. Maher is happy about using his platform to give the ugliness of Yiannpoulos a wider audience, which in part led to more eyes and heat being on him, but also defends his right to say aggressive things if that’s what he wants.

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Maher also isn’t the sole reason that Yiannopoulos was forced to resign from Breitbart. People have had him on their radar for about a year now and Maher simply helped with the final push — one that will hardly be fatal to Yiannopoulos or his platform.