Tag: Defends

Must Watch: Bill Maher Defends Chiefs Kicker

HBO host Bill Maher mounted a surprise defense of embattled conservative, Christian Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker on his show Friday. Perhaps Maher’s coming to the aid of the 28-year-old wasn’t all that surprising — given the fact that the longtime talk show host, an unabashed liberal, has increasingly challenged “wokeism” in recent years. […]

Bill Maher Defends Harrison Butker – HotAir

Harrison Butker set off many people with his very traditional commencement address to the graduates of Benedictine College.  A record 485 seniors graduated at Benedictine College’s May 11 Commencement. It is a private Catholic college in Kansas. The college was established in 1971 by the merger of St. Benedict’s College for men and Mount St. […]

Biden defends China tariffs amid criticism from business groups

President Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to levy sweeping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other goods, saying the move protects workers, while business groups argue it will hurt consumers already reeling from sky-high inflation. Speaking from the White House Rose Garden, Mr. Biden said China‘s unfair trade practices have damaged the U.S. economy […]

Kristi Noem defends her shooting of chicken-killing dog

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem continues to defend her reasoning behind shooting her 14-month-old dog.  “It was a dog that was extremely dangerous. It had come to us from a family who had found her way too aggressive,” she said on Sean Hannity’s show Wednesday on the Fox News Channel. “We were her second chance, […]

Miguel Cardona defends biological males in girls’ bathrooms

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona defended his new federal rules requiring schools to let students use the bathroom of their choice, saying he’s defending the rights of transgender students who have been “under attack in our country.” Pressed by Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi Republican, Mr. Cardona brushed aside concerns that biological girls might feel unsafe and […]

White House defends Biden’s silence on campus chaos

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre deflected questions Wednesday about President Biden‘s steadfast refusal to speak about the anti-Israel protests that have roiled college campuses for over a week. Mr. Biden hasn’t addressed the chaos at universities across the nation since April 22, when deemed the actions of the demonstrators as “antisemitic” but also criticized […]