‘Real Time’s Bill Maher Takes Swipe At Taylor Swift & Makes Her The Punchline Of Donald Trump Joke​on March 8, 2025 at 3:33 am

Bill Maher seems unafraid of the Swifties coming after him after swiping at Taylor Swift during his opening monologue of Friday’s Real Time.

The host and comedian opened his show talking about Donald Trump and his chaotic second run as president, attacking allies like Ukraine, Mexico and Canada.

“This world is so upside down now,” Maher said. “It took Trump three weeks to break up with Ukraine, and Mexico and Canada. And yet, Taylor Swift has the same boyfriend for over a year.”

The crowd laughed at Maher’s joke, and the host added, “It’s alright. She can take it.”

Swift has been dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. The couple has been open about their relationship, with Swift attending many of Kelce’s NFL games and the football star showing up to the singer’s concerts around the world.

Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and Wall Street felt the uncertainty with the stock market declining over the week. Last week, Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky starred in a public feud that played in front of cameras like a reality show. Trump paused military aid to Ukraine amid the war over Russia’s invasion of their country.

Maher also took a swipe at Elon Musk, who as head of DOGE has been firing federal workers in an alleged effort to cut government costs and make government run more efficiently.

Musk attended Trump’s address to Congress this week, and Maher noted that “the internet was all abuzz” because the Tesla owner was “sitting next to an attractive blonde.”

“Turns out, they were just seated together, never met her, there’s no connection,” Maher said, before delivering the punchline, “And her due date is in December.”

Maher noted he was kidding, adding, “No, I think he did try to pick her up because he used his standard pickup line, ‘Haven’t I fired you somewhere before?’”