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On June 8, HBO comedian Bill Maher claimed that an economic recession is a good thing because it would be a way to get rid of President Donald Trump.

Author, journalist, and filmmaker Mike Cernovich subsequently tweeted that since suicides increase during recessionary periods, “Bill Maher wants people to die,” which caught the attention of the Real Time host.

Last night, Maher satirically agreed, specifically naming Mike Cernovich as a potential recession casualty.

Maher continued, however, that “No, I don’t want him to die. I don’t know who the f**k you are Mike Cernovich, but I want you to live a long, healthy life and get the help you so desperately need.”

Cernovich told Gateway Pundit that “It’s funny. He’s obviously a stealth fan.”

In his monologue, Maher added that “In a situation this grave, it is not crazy to use economic manipulation…A recession is a survivable event What Trump is doing to this country is not.”

Bill Maher can be an amusing and sometimes perceptive observer of the political scene (who knows how many staff writers are feeding him material). To his credit, he occasionally dissents from the liberal, politically correct groupthink on some issues, to the shock of the trained seals in his audience.

That said, he — like many of his contemporaries in Hollywood — appears to be suffering from Trump derangement syndrome.

Video: @BillMaher: “One way you get rid of @realDonaldTrump is a crashing economy, so please bring on the recession. Sorry if that hurts people, but it’s either root for a recession or lose your democracy.” #RealTime #TTT pic.twitter.com/wSd6jNYueC read more