Maher jokes that ‘obnoxious’ left is worse than the mafia after attacks on RFK Jr’s actress wife Cheryl Hines

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HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher attacked the liberals who have been trashing actress Cheryl Hines for sticking by her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following his endorsement of former President Trump last month.

"Going after the wife? Even the mafia doesn’t do that," Maher commented during the latest episode of his HBO talk show.

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Hines, one of the co-stars of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," faced a torrent of criticism after sharing an X post on August 23 expressing support for Kennedy and his campaign team following their decision. In part, the statement read, "The decision has been made to suspend my husband's, Robert Kennedy Jr.'s, presidency and I'd like to extend a sincere, deeply heartfelt thank you to every person who has worked so tirelessly and lovingly on his campaign."

Hines’ statement seemed conciliatory considering the actress is not a fan of Trump. Several days after she posted it, Kennedy told TMZ that his wife stood by his decision despite not wanting to.

"This is the opposite of what she would want to do," he told the outlet, adding, "She went along with it because she loves me and she wanted to be supportive of me, but it was not something that she ever encouraged, I would say."

In addition to millions of views, Hines’ post amassed angry responses from