Bill Maher made fun of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, and Donald Trump during his opening monologue on Real Time. He started by talking about Trump’s recent troubles with Ukraine, Mexico, and Canada. Then, he joked about Swift’s relationship, saying, “This world is so upside down now. It took Trump three weeks to break up with Ukraine, Mexico, and Canada. And yet, Taylor Swift has had the same boyfriend for over a year.” The audience laughed, and Maher added, “It’s alright. She can take it.” Taylor Swift hackers were also arrested after a scam.
Swift has been dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, and their relationship has been everywhere in the news. She goes to his football games, and he goes to her concerts. Since Swift has so many passionate fans, Maher’s joke might upset some of them, but he didn’t seem worried.
Next, Maher talked about Elon Musk, who was seen sitting next to a blonde woman at Trump’s recent speech in Congress. People online started guessing who she was. Maher joked, “Turns out, they were just seated together, never met, no connection. And her due date is in December.” Some people laughed, while others groaned, so Maher added, “No, I think he did try to pick her up because he used his standard pickup line: ‘Haven’t I fired you somewhere before?’”
This joke referred to Musk’s history of firing lots of employees at Tesla, X (Twitter), and other companies. Musk has also been getting more involved in politics and was at Trump’s event, making people wonder what his plans are.
Maher also talked about Trump’s recent actions, like putting tariffs on Canada and Mexico, which caused problems in the stock market. He also mentioned Trump’s public fight with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and how Trump stopped military aid while Ukraine is still at war with Russia.
