On the January 31, 2025 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the host stood up for President Donald Trump’s ironic comment regarding visiting the scene of a recent tragic plane crash over the Potomac River in Washington D.C.
The accident occurred when an American Airlines jet collided with a Blackhawk military helicopter on January 29 near Reagan International Airport, resulting in the loss of 67 lives. The debris from both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River, and efforts to recover the victims’ remains are ongoing.
When questioned by a journalist about his intention to visit the crash site, Trump quipped, “I have a plan to visit, not the site. Because you tell me, what’s the site? The water? You want me to go swimming?”
Maher spoke with Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan on the show and supported Trump’s snide response, stating, “Any other politician would go, ‘Of course it was a tragedy.’”
“And he went, ‘It’s the water. What do you want me to do? Swim there?’” continued Maher. “And I was like, exactly. Fuck right. You’re exactly right.”
Maher wrapped up his thoughts on the Oval Office exchange, finishing with, “It’s a stupid question, and you got just the answer you deserved.”
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