During the January 31, 2025 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the talk show host defended the sarcastic “You want me to go swimming?” comment President Donald Trump made during a contentious press encounter in the wake of this week’s deadly plane crash site over the Potomac River in Washington D.C.

Not long after Donald Trump met with state and local politicians about the devastating wildfires, Bill Maher on Friday took aim at the President’s threats to withhold federal funds and how he shouldn’t treat Californians like they’re visiting “a casino and you are comping our room.”