Invoice Maher can’t consider President Donald Trump’s second time period is just “11 fucking days previous.”
In his “Actual Time” monologue on Friday, the host tore into Trump and his newfound confidante, Elon Musk, in gentle of Wednesday’s lethal aircraft crash in Washington, D.C. That evening, a navy helicopter collided with an American Airways jet, killing 67 individuals.
Maher famous that Trump was initially right in stating instantly after the crash that its trigger was nonetheless unclear, just for the MAGA chief responsible federal range, fairness and inclusion initiatives “10 seconds later.”
The reason for the mid-air collision remains to be unknown, however Maher referred to as the continued blame recreation “irritating.”
“Every thing is simply such an overreaction,” he added. “Nothing ever stops within the center. DEI, we overreached with that, now we now have an accident like this, and Trump’s view is, ‘Nicely, the air visitors controller was distracted as a result of he was a Haitian consuming a cat on the time.’”
He famous that Democrats are blaming Elon Musk, who in September urged then-Federal Aviation Administration head Michael Whitaker to resign. Whitaker notably fined Musk’s SpaceX firm $633,009 final yr and stepped down on Inauguration Day.
“This administration is 11 fucking days previous … and already they’ve gotten rid of the pinnacle of the FAA, the pinnacle of the TSA, eradicated the aviation safety committee,” Maher continued. “I do know you guys are very huge on firing, however possibly maintain the individuals who speak to the aeroplanes.”
Trump gutted a key aviation security committee and fired the pinnacle of the Transportation Safety Administration one week earlier than the crash.
Maher went on to mimic the Nazi-esque salute Musk gave at an inaugural occasion in January, however stopped in need of calling him a Nazi. Maher beforehand interviewed the tech mogul in 2023 and agreed with him {that a} “woke thoughts virus” had captured the Democratic Celebration.
He additionally criticized the Trump administration for planning to show Guantanamo Bay right into a detention heart for migrants who’re dwelling within the U.S. illegally, however advised a few of the blame should land on lawmakers who declare to oppose Trump — however can’t act on it.
“We simply spent 20 years lastly virtually emptying the place,” he mentioned Friday. “Now he needs to ship 30,000 unlawful aliens to Guantanamo Bay. I get it, you guys, that is what individuals voted for. However I kinda really feel sorry … for the pitiful, powerless individuals he’s pushing round.”
Then got here the punchline: “I’m referring to Congress.”
