In 2019, Maher denounced the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, saying: "It's predicated on this notion ... I think it's very shallow thinking that the Jews in Israel are mostly white and Palestinians are mostly brown, so they must be innocent and correct and the Jews must be wrong." He responded to Rep. Rashida Tlaib's call to boycott his talk show: "Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here's the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement, including 93% of Dems. Does Tlaib want to boycott 93% of her own party?". He has also been critical of the #MeToo movement, describing the movement as McCarthyite. He has supported Chris Matthews against allegations of sexual harassment. In addition, he is against what he sees as 'cancel culture' from the left (such as the firing of Megyn Kelly following her comments on blackface).