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Bill Maher and Rep. Katie Porter Shred Piers Morgan for Comparing Ousted Tennessee Legislators to Jan. 6 Protestors (Video)

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Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) didn’t hold back her anger at Piers Morgan for what sounded as if he was comparing Jan 6. insurrectionist to expelled (and now reinstated) Black Tennessee State Reps.

Justin Jones and Justin Pearson – and Bill Maher backed her all the way.Porter, Morgan and actor Benjamin McKenzie joined Maher on his weekly show “Overtime” on CNN that follows “Real Time With Bill Maher” on HBO Friday nights.

The first question posed from the audience was about the Tennessee representatives that were facing explosion. When Maher noted they used bullhorns, Morgan jumped in and began to compare them to the Capitol rioters.

And Porter wasn’t having any of it.“And [they] interrupted the proceedings which, of course, when that happened on January the 6th in a much larger and more violent way, all the people currently cheering on the two Tennessee legislators were the ones who would have been condemning and castigating what happened,” Morgan said, interrupting Maher’s introduction to the topic.Porter fired back, “You’re not actually comparing.”“No, no, I’m not,” Morgan responded in defense.“You actually did just compare,” she threw back at him.Morgan took a moment to gather his thoughts and then attempted to explain what he was trying to say.“No, no.

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