Bill Maher issued a fiery response to Billie Eilish‘s “stolen land” ICE remarks during her acceptance speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards.
On the Friday, February 6 episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, the late-night host, 70, sent a blunt message to the pop star, 24.
“She said, ‘There’s no illegals on stolen land.’ And she said, ‘It’s hard to know what to say,’ which I would say, then don’t say anything because you don’t know things,” Maher declared.
He continued by pointing out that Eilish was homeschooled, arguing, “So, you didn’t go to school, I don’t think, and you don’t know facts. She said, ‘Keep fighting and protesting and speaking up — I totally agree with that. She said, ‘Voices matter, people matter.’ And I would just say so does knowledge.”
Bill Maher just DRAGGED Billie Eilish in front of everyone over her Grammy comments about “stolen land.”
He pointed out that Eilish even admitted, “it’s hard to know what to say,” to which Maher landed a haymaker:
“Then don’t say anything, because you don’t know things.”… pic.twitter.com/5SUn7GvAzx
— Overton (@overton_news) February 7, 2026
That’s when Maher asked, “What is the practical next step if you say that there’s no such thing as illegal people on stolen land?” He added, “OK, now, of course, immediately the people — the tribe here in California — asked for her house, which, I thought was pretty great.”
To conclude his thoughts on the topic, the stand-up comedian posed follow-up questions. “This is my problem, always, with things like this from the left that are so performative,” he said. “What do we do about that? We give it all back and go back to living in teepees?”
On February 1, Eilish won the Grammy Song of the Year for “Wildflower.”
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land,” she said while standing beside her brother, Finneas.
Billie Eilish says “f*ck ice” during her #Grammys acceptance speech: “Nobody is illegal on stolen land. We need to keep fighting and speaking up. Our voices do matter.” pic.twitter.com/Sz1um3afYJ
— Variety (@Variety) February 2, 2026
“And, yeah, it’s just really hard to know what to say and what to do right now,” Eilish continued. “And I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. And our voices really do matter, and the people matter. F*** ICE. That’s all I’m going to say. Sorry. Thank you so much.”
Real Time With Bill Maher, Fridays at 10/9c, HBO
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