Bill Maher defends Harrison Butker amid speech uproar: 'I don't see what the big crime is'

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher rejected the outage aimed at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker over his recent graduation speech, saying he doesn't see "what the big crime is."

Comments that Butker made in his commencement address this week at the private Catholic school Benedictine College ignited a firestorm on the political left.

During a panel discussion on Friday night, Maher mocked how his critics are making him out to be "history's greatest monster." 

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"Real Time" host Bill Maher dismissed the outrage towards Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying he doesn't see "what the big crime is." (Screenshot/HBO)

"I can't express how much this guy is not like me," Maher said during a panel discussion Friday. "He's religious. He loves marriage. He loves kids… And he's now history's greatest monster."

"Again, I don't agree with much with this guy, but I don't get the thing. He said… ‘Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world.' Ok, that seems fairly, like, modern. ‘But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world.’ I don't see what the big crime is. I really don't." 

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Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs sparked intense outrage from the left over his recent commencement address.  (Robin Alam/ISI Photos)

"And I think this is part of the problem people have with the left is that lots of people in this country are like