In the Season 22 finale of Real Time with Bill Maher, the HBO host targeted Donald Trump’s controversial cabinet selections, taking a moment to laugh at the absurdity of it all.
“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, man, when they take power, they grab it by the pussy. They don’t f— around. They’re not even in charge yet, they just won the election. Already, big changes in the House. They elected the first transgender person in the House, so immediately the Republicans have now banned her from being able to go to the restroom. Yeah, thank God the adults are back in charge,” he said sarcastically.
Continuing his biting commentary, Maher quipped, “Right away, Lindsey Graham volunteered to check for dicks.” He mocked Graham’s over-the-top praise for Trump’s appointment of former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi as a replacement for Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General nomination, joking that Graham described it as “a grand slam, touchdown, hole in one, ace, hat trick, slam dunk, Olympic gold medal pick.” Maher added, “Because nothing says ‘I’m straight’ like overcompensating with a sports metaphor.”
On Gaetz’s withdrawal, Maher commented, “The Republicans said, ‘Yes, too despicable, even for us,’ which I respect.”
Turning his attention to Fox News’ Pete Hegseth, rumored to be tapped for Secretary of Defense, Maher said, “He was accused — again, just accused — of having, she says, nonconsensual sexual relations, he says, consensual. So again, we don’t know. You weren’t there. I wasn’t there. We don’t know. But it does raise the question: has anyone ever had sex with someone from Fox News and liked it?”
Wrapping up his rant, Maher delivered one final jab: “I’m not saying this crew will not be good at their jobs, but they will be the first cabinet that’s asked to stay [outside] 500 feet of a school. You know that useless sexual harassment seminar we all have to do at work? We finally found an office that needs it.”
You can watch Maher’s “New Rule” segment from last night’s episode above, where he pleads with his viewers not to ruin the holidays with angry politics.
Back in March, HBO extended Real Time with Bill Maher’s run through 2026. Maher announced he’d return on January 17, with his comedy special Is Anyone Else Seeing This? premiering a week earlier on HBO.
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