Edited by: TJVNews.com

The handling of the migrant crisis in Democrat-run cities has become a subject of intense scrutiny and criticism, even from prominent liberals. In a recent episode of his “Club Random” podcast, self-styled “old-school liberal” Bill Maher expressed his frustration with progressive leaders in “woke” cities, including New York, for their hypocritical stance on the mass influx of asylum seekers, as was reported by the New York Post.

Maher pointed out that sanctuary cities, by signaling their openness to migrants, inadvertently invited the arrival of a large number of asylum seekers from overwhelmed border states, according to the Post report. However, when faced with the reality of accommodating these new arrivals, these cities found themselves unprepared and complaining about the situation they had seemingly welcomed.

Maher’s main gripe is with what he perceives as posturing by these cities and their leaders. He argues that they cannot claim to be compassionate and caring for migrants when they struggle to handle the crisis on their own streets. The Post also reported that Maher challenged the progressive stance, stating that true liberalism should be focused on finding humane solutions for the homeless and asylum seekers, rather than clinging to the idea that allowing them to sleep on the streets is a sign of compassion.

“It’s just a good example of, ‘Could everybody just stop the posturing?’” Maher, 67, asked on his “Club Random” podcast Sunday as he addressed the spiraling humanitarian crisis, as was reported by the Post.

“Don’t pretend that you love migrants so much and then when border states send them to you, you don’t like them. You know — you’re full of s–t and we can see that,” Maher said, the Post report said. “Yeah, you liked them when it wasn’t your problem because you’re not a border state. And then when they show up in Chicago, in New York, you’re like, ‘What the f–k? What are we going to do with these people?’”

New York City, in particular, has been grappling with the challenge of accommodating around 91,000 new arrivals from the border. The Post also reported that Mayor Eric Adams warned that the migrant crisis was going to affect neighborhoods throughout the city. However, Maher argues that the crisis is not merely a result of the influx of migrants but also stems from misguided policies that are the antithesis of true liberalism.

“Liberalism is ‘For the sake of humanity and compassion, can we get these people off the streets?’ And woke is, ‘How dare you ask them to move! This is their home,’” Maher said. “No, it’s not!”

Maher urges leaders to seek practical solutions for homelessness rather than resorting to short-term measures like housing the unhoused in hotels. He suggests alternatives like creating barracks, which he believes can be more cost-effective and humane. His message is clear: leaders need to demonstrate true compassion without compromising on practicality.

The Post reported that he maintained that “there’s got to be … a better solution” to the general homelessness issue than putting up the unhoused in hotels.

“You know, get a barracks. They’re not that expensive,” he said during a chat with fellow TV personality Sharon Osbourne.

“There’s got to be a solution to this that is compassionate. Is it that hard to be compassionate without being an a–hole?” he asked, the Post report noted.

The HBO host also reflected on his disappointment with President Biden’s handling of various issues, including the migrant crisis. The Post reported that Maher had expected Biden to be a competent leader, but he feels let down by the lack of effective decision-making, particularly in Afghanistan and on the border crisis.

In Sunday’s episode, Maher added that he would support President Biden in 2024 if there were a rematch between him and former President Donald Trump, the Post report said.

“Democrats were always supposed to be sort of the ‘Well, we know how to make government work.’ And a lot of them did. Obama did. Hillary Clinton would have. They’re wonky people,” he said.

“So when Biden got in, I was like, ‘Really? I thought you were that kind of guy.’ But you didn’t know how to pull out of Afghanistan. You can’t seem to, like, get a thing going on the border that’s compassionate but not stupid. Again, the competency worries me more than ideology. Like it makes me think no matter what politics you people are, you’re the same person who can’t get anything done.”