“Real Time” host Bill Maher pushes back on the narrative of Trump being “Putin’s b—-,” citing the former president’s actions against Russia and his alleged aversion to war.

Following a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, late-night host Bill Maher has ignited a new debate, challenging the long-standing “zombie lie” that Trump is a puppet for the Russian leader.

The famously critical host of HBO’s “Real Time” defended Trump against the “Putin’s bulls**t” moniker, pointing to a series of actions that he says contradict the popular narrative. “Let’s not have the zombie lie that (Trump) is still backing Putin,” Maher told his panel. “First of all, he bombed Iran, that was a Putin ally. He didn’t get out of NATO. He mended fences

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