The "Real Time" host took aim Friday at the controversial nominations, including Fox News star Pete Hegseth and wrestling executive Linda McMahon.

Two of Trump’s picks tied for having the lowest approval rating: Lee Zeldin, the nominee for secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency, and John Ratcliffe, the nominee for CIA Director. Both men received a 27% favorability rating and a 28% disapproval rating.

President-elect Donald Trump is filling key cabinet positions with controversial picks at a breakneck speed. Jonathan Swan, senior political correspondent at The Times, explains why these choices are significant,

Trump’s first time in office emboldened the anti-abortion movement and he appointed conservative-leaning justices to the Supreme Court, which then went on to overturn Roe v Wade – the landmark ruling that had granted a constitutional right to abortion access for the past 50 years.

"Real Time" host Bill Maher hasn't had a lot of good things to say in the past about President-elect Donald Trump, that's for sure. Maher made it abundantly clear that he didn't vote for Trump in this year's election.

The "Real Time" host also asks people not to "let politics f--- up the holidays" during his "New Rules" segment The post Bill Maher Jokes Trump Will Have the First Cabinet ‘Asked to Stay Within 500 Feet of a School’ appeared first on TheWrap.

Do I really have to write jokes for this?” Maher asked while chuckling during his opening monologue. Kicking off the year’s final episode, Maher opened with a sharp remark referencing Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood tape: “The Republicans,