Bill Maher’s ‘Trap’ Humiliates Adam Schiff During Live Show
Bill Maher caught California Senator Adam Schiff off guard while discussing the attacks on Iran, leading Schiff to inadvertently criticize the Obama administration. During his show “Real Time” on Friday, Maher read a 2011 quote from the Obama camp regarding presidential authority in authorizing military strikes, without mentioning the former president’s name.
“This statement from the administration: ‘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?” Maher asked Schiff, who has vehemently – and wrongly – claimed that Trump had no authority to strike Iran without congressional approval.
“Totally vague,” the senator replied confidently.
“OK. Because that’s from Obama about Libya,” Maher revealed.
At that point, Schiff attempted to justify Obama’s decision – because both are Democrats – by bringing up a totally unrelated scenario involving Syria.
“Well, Obama made the argument, um, initially that he could go into Syria without an authorization,” the senator said while trying to gather himself, adding that he opposed the move.
“I and many others pushed back on that argument. Ultimately, he did not go forward with going after [former Syrian President] Assad — even though Assad was gassing his own people — because he thought he might lose the vote in Congress,” Schiff continued.
“But I respect the fact that, uh, that was important to [Obama], and the fact that he did not have the support of Congress meant that we weren’t going to go forward,” Schiff noted.
Retired General Jack Keane and Fox News host Will Cain got into a heated on-air discussion over one of the most important unresolved issues surrounding President Donald Trump’s Iran operation: what is the endgame?
As Fox continued its extensive coverage of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign targeting Iran’s leadership, missile infrastructure, and nuclear-related sites, a heated moment took place on “The Will Cain Show” on Monday.
Keane, a longtime Iran hawk and one of Fox’s most well-known military analysts, joined Cain to talk about the operation’s status. The retired four-star general contended that the goal was obvious: to destroy the infrastructure that supports Tehran’s regime and its capacity to pose a threat to Israel, the United States, and the region.
Cain, however, attempted to push for greater clarity on the overarching objective while still expressing his support for the mission.
Cain said, “It’s not 100% clear to me, General, and that’s not to suggest that I don’t support 100% what is happening, nor do I 100% offer my support,” as a chyron that read, “What is the goal for Iran?” sat at the bottom of the screen.
“But I just think I want to ask a couple of critical questions, and I hope you know how much respect I have for your service, and I think it goes without saying to anyone watching, the respect I have for the men making that decision –”
Keane cut him off before he could finish.
“You don’t have to patronize me. Just ask the question. Go ahead, come on. Ask it.”
Cain seemed taken aback by the interruption, but the host quickly pushed back, making clear he was not trying to flatter his guest but to frame the stakes for viewers watching at home.
“To be clear, General, I am not patronizing you. I’m trying to have a very serious conversation in front of the American people.
“The men making these decisions have my utmost respect. This is less about you than everyone making these decisions. This is about the American people understanding what lies before them.”
The exchange quickly spread online, with viewers sharply divided over who came off better.
Some defended Keane, arguing Cain had spent too much time dressing up his question instead of simply asking it.
Others sided with Cain, saying he was doing exactly what a host should do — voicing support for the troops and commanders while still pressing for clarity about a military campaign that could carry major consequences for the country.
Top DHS Special Agent And His Wife Found Dead
A Department of Homeland Security special agent and his wife were found dead in their New Jersey home in what appears to be a murder-suicide, prosecutors said.
Police in Sayreville responded to the couple’s home on Glynn Court around 8 p.m. July 3 and found Kelly Latauro, 46, dead inside the residence, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Her husband, 52-year-old Christopher Latauro, was discovered dead in the backyard.
Both appear to have been shot.
Authorities said Christopher is believed to be the shooter and the case is being investigated as a murder-suicide.
Police told residents to keep away from Glynn Court, from Deerfield Road to Scarlet Drive, briefly because of police activity.
The area was reopened about 40 minutes later, but police remained on scene.
According to NJ101.5, citing DHS records from 2019 and 2020, Christopher was a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security.
Authorities have not said what may have sparked the violence.
Kelly’s sister-in-law Robyn Perlman-Spencer confirmed her death in a Facebook post on July 7, remembering her in a heartbreaking tribute.
“As many of you may now know, my beautiful sister in law Kelly Iatauro was senselessly and suddenly taken from us on Friday. Kelly was a bright light- kind, thoughtful, hysterical, inappropriate, and just one of the most amazing people I’ve ever known. She left a lasting impression on anyone that was lucky enough to know her,” Robyn wrote in part.
Sayreville police confirmed officers responded to the Glynn Court residence on July 3 and found both people dead of gunshot wounds.
The incident is being treated as a murder-suicide, and Christopher is suspected to be the shooter, the spokesperson said.
The Department of Homeland Security and Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office did not immediately respond to additional requests for comment on the case.
What began as a heavy police response to a deadly scene left two people dead and the quiet Middlesex County neighborhood stunned.
Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened inside the home leading up to the gunfire.
Separately, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made headlines last week with an election-related announcement.
Mullin on Friday said officials who don’t cooperate with the administration’s election security efforts may be slapped with fines — and potentially prison time.
“If the election officials, once we gave them the information they need to secure their elections — and they chose not to — then those individuals can also be held accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison time,” Mullin said during a press conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Mullin also promised DHS would work to “speed up our security enhancements” for states.
He vowed to hold up federal election security grants until state officials took steps the administration demanded, including running their voter registration lists through a system that checks for non-citizen voters on the rolls.
Mullin made his comments after President Donald Trump’s primetime address on election security Thursday night, when he repeated already known concerns about the security of voting systems, alleged Chinese efforts to get into voter rolls, and aired old gripes about the results of the 2020 election, which he lost to Joe Biden.
In his remarks on Friday, the DHS secretary focused on DHS’s work with states to secure election systems and scrub voter registration rolls for fraud and concerns about noncitizen voting.
The Justice Department also sent letters this month threatening prosecution to election officials across the country if they don’t remove noncitizens from their voter rolls.
On Friday, Mullin seemed to suggest that the agency was able to estimate the numbers using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and said 23 states are already working with DHS to analyze voter rolls.
And he criticized the legal challenges that are hindering the administration’s efforts: Last month, a judge blocked the Trump administration from creating a database of information about Americans, including Social Security numbers and citizenship status.
