Maher Confronts Howard Dean for Saying Paris Terrorists ‘About as Muslim as I Am’

Bill Maher tonight confronted Howard Dean for saying earlier this month that the Paris terrorists are “about as Muslim as I am,” challenging him on the ideology of the terrorists and what many Muslims actually believe.

Dean told Maher that “the usual suspects distorted what I said,” arguing that calling these “subhuman… murderers” Islamic is giving them a victory. Maher and guest Bret Stephens shot back that it happens to be an accurate label.

Maher cited polls about certain beliefs in the Muslim community about marriage and told him he can’t possibly be “about as Muslim’ as extremism terrorists if he doesn’t believe those same things.

Dean just kept dismissing it, saying that would be like calling abortion bombers “Christian jihadists.”

Watch the video below, via HBO:

Watch Howard Dean’s remark from January 7th below:

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