I’m not an immigration coverage professional, nor do I faux to be one, and I gained’t even start to attempt to debate the complexities of such a troublesome and deeply nuanced subject. Nor most likely ought to Dr. Phil, a medical psychologist who turned tv well-known after Oprah Winfrey plucked him from obscurity and gave him his personal present within the early 2000s. But during the last yr, Dr. Phil has aligned himself with the Trump Administration and has gone out within the discipline with ICE brokers as they’ve performed raids throughout the nation — with a digital camera crew in fact in tow.
On this week’s episode of HBO’s Actual Time with Invoice Maher, Dr. Phil appeared as a panelist and was requested a reasonably matter of reality query: “Why are you happening these ICE raids? You’re a man who we all know for thus a few years who has been working to place households collectively, to convey households who’re aside and heal them. And now you’re happening raids with people who find themselves actually separating households.”
Seemingly bowled over, Dr. Phil referred to as Maher’s feedback “bullshit” and instantly gravitated to speaking factors about how ICE brokers are being doxxed by Democratic politicians. He then claimed that he’s seen the information of the immigrants who’ve been arrested on throughout these raids, including that, “They’ve obtained a rap sheet, 12, 14 totally different instances lengthy of kid predators that they’re taking off the road.”
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“No person, no one desires that,” Maher responded. “All of us didn’t need violent criminals and gangs. However that pivoted to going to Residence Depot… those standing in entrance of a Residence Depot simply in search of an trustworthy day’s work… these are the great folks.”
Dr. Phil didn’t actually have a response.
Invoice Maher humiliating Dr. Phil: “Why are you happening these ICE raids? You are a man who we all know for thus a few years who has been working to place households collectively, to convey households who’re aside and heal them. And now you are happening raids with people who find themselves actually separating… pic.twitter.com/RXwBuBDqcb
— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) August 9, 2025
Dr. Phil: “The ICE raids I have been on, I’ve seen the information. They have a rap sheet, 12, 14 totally different instances lengthy of kid predators that they are taking off the road.”
Invoice Maher: No person, no one desires that. All of us did not need violent criminals and gangs. However that pivoted to… pic.twitter.com/VgytQWe7zc
— Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) August 9, 2025
Stephen A Smith appears like he desires to kill Dr Phil pic.twitter.com/cCLR5gIaYt
— Noble Prize in Sarcasm (@rewegreatyet) August 9, 2025
