Burr, who is currently on a stand-up tour and will be participating Kieran Culkin And Bob Odenkirk on Broadway for this spring’s revival Glengarry Glen Rosstold The Hollywood Reporter in 2022 that he had no intention of softening the blows. “I didn’t skate on the edge of anything,” he said. “I said exactly what I thought. (White women) go after these guys and say, ‘You were complicit!’ But weren’t you? Their complaining is louder than those of people who have it worse, and it’s so damn hilarious to me. ”

Elsewhere in the interview, Burr said his political stance does not exempt the Democratic Party from judgment. “As someone who considers themselves a liberal, it is disappointing to see how the left has become what the right used to be when they went after the Dixie Chicks after they criticized George W. Bush,he said. “There aren’t many people like that – most are just trying to avoid getting into trouble – but there is a small collection of crazies – both right and left, at any given time – who are causing hysteria.”

Since then, Burr has spoken out against Trump’s outspoken ally Elon Musk, but also remains critical of liberals. After his wife, Nia Renee Heuvel, was seen giving Trump the middle finger at a 2023 UFC event, Burr further said The Rich Eisen Show, “I love my wife; you know where you stand with (her). The man walked into the arena. Everyone cheered. She gave him the finger. No one was arrested. That’s why this country is great. Everyone expressed themselves. Can we all be adults?”

In December 2023, before Joe Biden When Burr resigned from the 2024 presidential race, he rejected the idea of ​​Biden or Trump leading the country. “I want someone in their 40s, someone who will have to live with their decisions,” Burr said Jimmy Kimmel. “With any luck, they will both die of natural causes before the election and maybe we can find someone with something to live for.”

That person turned out not to be Kamala Harris, who made a surprise appearance last week in the episode of Saturday evening live next to her on-screen counterpart, Maya Rudolf. It remains to be seen whether Rudolph Harris will give a solemn farewell on Saturday, as Kate McKinnon did Hillary Clinton eight years ago. Or what Burr plans to do with an open mic during one of the first major TV episodes after a second Trump victory.