Bill Maher challenges Slotkin on Democrats' opposition to Iran strikes

On the latest episode of his HBO show Real Time, host Bill Maher questioned Michigan Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin about her party's widespread opposition to President Donald Trump's military actions against Iran. Maher pointed out that only Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman appeared to dissent from the Democratic line on Operation Epic Fury. Slotkin acknowledged successes in degrading Iran's capabilities while expressing reservations about the conflict's direction.

Bill Maher hosted Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan with prior CIA experience, on Friday's edition of Real Time. He pressed her on why most Democrats had reached what he called a 'miraculous' consensus against Trump's Operation Epic Fury targeting the Iranian regime. 'There’s one guy, John Fetterman, who I can think of who has dissented from the Democratic Party line,' Maher said. 'Is that really the case? Really, there’s only one person in the whole party who thinks differently? You all miraculously came to the exact same conclusion about Iran?'

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