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His FACE! LOL! Bill Maher Sets Adam Schiff Up to Completely Own HIMSELF With Obama Quote (Watch)

Schiff calls a statement about presidential military authority vague before Maher identifies it as a quote from Obama about Libya.

His FACE! LOL! Bill Maher Sets Adam Schiff Up to Completely Own HIMSELF With Obama Quote (Watch)
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Twitchy presents a Bill Maher exchange in which Adam Schiff calls a statement about presidential authority to use military force “totally vague,” before Maher identifies it as a quote from Barack Obama about Libya. The article criticizes Schiff as hypocritical but also says he made a good point about Syria.

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Senator whose exchange with Bill Maher is the subject of the article

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President discussed as the target of Democrats’ opposition

ALSO MENTIONED  Barack Obama, Former president whose statement Maher quotes

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Bill Maher Presents Adam Schiff With Obama-Era Military Force Statement

Bill Maher presented Adam Schiff with a statement about presidential military authority. Schiff called it vague before Maher identified it as coming from the Obama administration. Center outlets focus on Schiff’s stumble and embarrassment, a theme also present in right-leaning outlets. Right-leaning outlets more explicitly cast the exchange as exposing inconsistency in his criticism of Trump’s Iran strikes; some also report his argument for congressional authority.

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