Bill Mayer — known for breaking taboos and previously hosting the show Politically Incorrect — has angered fans once more after casually using a racial slur while on air.
Many were angered by the comment, civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson writing on Twitter: “But really, Bill Maher has got to go.
Philip Lewis of the Huffington Post said he wasn’t surprised by the comment: “I am not shocked that Bill Maher says the word n****r.
Midway through an interview with Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse on HBO’s Real Time, the Republican jokingly asked Mayer to visit his state and work in the fields.