The comedian also joked that the president and Tesla CEO were "so close, it was like Brangelina or Bennifer," referencing Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's respective former relationships.

Maher compared the matter to “‘Godzilla vs. King Kong’… if Godzilla was on ketamine and King Kong had a combover.” “Man, these guys were so close, it was like Brangelina or benniffer,” Maher continued, joking that Trump and Musk also had their own couple name, “Elump.”

Bill Maher said all he could think about during the Real Time episode on Friday, June 6, was “the Trump/Elon thing” — i.e. the escalating feud between President Donald Trump and former DOGE head Elon Musk.