Bill Maher torches 'bullying' liberals in wild rant as he jumps to defense of RFK Jr's wife: 'Even the mafia doesn't do that'

Bill Maher has slammed 'bullying' liberals who attacked Robert Kennedy Jr.'s wife over her husband's support for Donald Trump.

The comedian condemned the 'obnoxious' critics of actress Cheryl Hines during a segment on his Real Time show.

Hines' husband recently abandoned his own election campaign and threw his weight behind Trump, prompting a barrage of angry posts directed at the star.

The Curb Your Enthusiasm actress, a lifelong Democrat, has not addressed RFK's allegiances publicly however RFK Jr. told TMZ she expressed 'trepidation' over his decision.

'There's an ugliness they never used to have,' Maher fumed. 'The liberals I grew up respecting—none of them are like this. Going after the wife. Even the mafia doesn't do that.

'There are a lot of people these days who I call liberals in theory. In theory, they hate bullying. Terrible. In practice, their attitude is, "It's not bullying when I stick your head in the toilet".' 

Hines was inundated with aggressive messages, most notably actor Bradley Whitford.

'Hey @CherylHines, way to stay silent while your lunatic husband throws his support behind the adjudicated rapist who brags about stripping women of their fundamental rights,' Whitford wrote on X.

Other messages included posts encouraging Hines to 'do better' and several vowing to boycott shows she features in.

'RFK You are a disgrace to the Kennedy name. Your father and uncle are rolling over in their graves . How the hell does your wife stay with you? @CherylHines You support a rapist and a liar,' one person wrote.

'You and Bobby can f**k all the way off. I’d have sooner voted for the brain worm,' another said.

But the West Wing actor in particular found himself the object of Maher's fury.

'In theory, liberals are compassionate. In practice, this guy [Bradley Whitford] can't even understand one of the most basic dilemmas common to all humans—that when you're married, sometimes you have to swallow some s**t,' Maher ranted.

RFK suspended his campaign at the end of August in ten of the most competitive states, including the seven swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

RFK Jr. appeared at Trump's rally in Arizona that day and endorsed his candidacy.

He was also named co-chair of Trump's transition team along with the ex-president's two sons Donald Jr. and Eric Trump, former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance.

But the The Democrat-turned-independent presidential candidate is facing a roadblock in North Carolina, because the state already printed their ballots and will start sending them out this week for absentee and early voting.

He is now suing at least three states that won't remove his name. Wisconsin and Michigan are also refusing him permission.

Kennedy has, however, successfully removed himself from the ballot in other battleground states of Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona.

He previously posted stating he would never join Trump on a ticket, citing fundamental differences in key policy issues and stating their 'philosophies of leadership' could not be further apart - while also joking that him doing so would be 'devastating' to his marriage.