Bill Maher Mocks Mitch McConnell Amid Senator's Health Scare Recovery
Phillip Faraone/VF25/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesWhat To KnowBill Maher made several jokes about Senator Mitch McConnell’s health scare and recovery onReal Time. Maher also noted. . .
Phillip Faraone/VF25/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesWhat To KnowBill Maher made several jokes about Senator Mitch McConnell’s health scare and recovery onReal Time. Maher also noted “Common ground with the late Lindsey Graham. Senator McConnell, 84, is currently recovering in a rehabilitation facility. Bill Mahermade several jabs at Sen. Mitch McConnell(R-Ky. ) amid the politician’s health scare recovery — while also pointing out “common ground” with the late Sen. Lindsey Graham(R-S. C. ). During the Friday, July 31 episode ofReal Time With Bill Maher(right after its summer hiatus), Maher, 70, referenced the two Republicans in his opening monologue. “I had a crazy break, I gotta tell you,” he began. “I’ll tell you one thing: Mitch McConnell can party. The rest of it is a blur. All I know is that I’m married toTaylor Swiftnow. I don’t know how it happened. ”Maher then recapped some of what happened whileReal Timewas on a month-long break. “Lindsey Graham dropped dead, you know this. Mitch McConnell also died, but he still wanders the Earth. On a more serious note, Maher pointed out, of Graham, “Look, you say what you want about him. He had a funeral the other day, [Washington] National Cathedral, world leaders showed up. That is not often a senator gets that kind of a send-off”“Looking for common ground with Lindsey: We both made it to 70 without getting married,” the stand-up comedian added. “We took slightly different pathways, but I’m just saying, we both made it to 70. ”Statement From Senator Mitch McConnellWASHINGTON, D. C. – U. S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery:“To my fellow Kentuckians –“When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our…pic. twitter. com/kfx2GKqd38— CSPAN (@cspan)July 12, 2026To conclude his monologue, Maher again brought up McConnell while speaking about AI holograms of deceased people. “Now, it’s a way to deal with grief,” he acknowledged. “And also a way so Mitch McConnell can keep voting. ”Graham died at 71on July 11. Meanwhile, McConnell, 84, washospitalized for a monthafter falling at his Washington, D. C. , home in mid-June. The senator isnow at a rehabilitation facility amid his recovery, and has not yet been cleared to return to the U. S. Capitol. Real Time With Bill Maher, Fridays at 10/9c, HBO