--- title: AHCA: Bill Maher Blasts Donald Trump Health Care Plan description: Bill Maher had strong words for President Donald Trump following Friday's announcement that the GOP pulled their bill healthcare bill canonical: https://time.com/4713236/bill-maher-donald-trump-healthcare-ahca/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-25T18:42:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:02:22.706Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Bill Maher: President Trump's Health Care Plan Was 'Always Bait and Switch' og:description: The controversial talk show host didn't hold back og:url: https://time.com/4713236/bill-maher-donald-trump-healthcare-ahca/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19cdbe76656606ee/69868ef3adae445a94543086/179446936.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 21 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Maher: President Trump's Health Care Plan Was 'Always Bait and Switch' twitter:description: The controversial talk show host didn't hold back twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt19cdbe76656606ee/69868ef3adae445a94543086/179446936.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bill Maher Says President Trump's Health Care Plan Was 'Always Bait and Switch' by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Mar 25, 2017 6:42 PM CUT  Comedian Bill Maher during an interview with Jay Leno on September 3, 2013. Comedian Bill Maher during an interview with Jay Leno on September 3, 2013.NBC—NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Mar 25, 2017 6:42 PM CUT [Bill Maher](http://time.com/4639284/bill-maher-kimmel-trump/ "undefined") had strong words for [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4713208/acha-health-care-donald-trump-tax-reform/ "undefined") and his administration following Friday’s announcement that the GOP had [pulled their replacement healthcare plan from the floor of the House](http://time.com/4712883/ahca-paul-ryan-donald-trump-no-vote-obamacare/ "undefined"). “The Trump approach to health care was never going to be repeal and replace,” Maher said during Friday’s episode of _Real Time_. “It was always bait and switch. “The last version, they had cut hospitalization, doctor visits, maternity, mental health, lab tests, prescriptions, emergency room visits,” Maher added. “Their version of health care was: If you like your doctor, go f— yourself.” > [](https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/845509075924279296) The House on Friday was expected to vote on the bill, dubbed the [American Health Care Act](http://time.com/4713114/paul-ryan-ahca-health-care-failure-transcript/ "undefined"), after the president [issued an ultimatum on Thursday](http://time.com/4711932/ahca-obamacare-replacement-donald-trump-vote/ "undefined") demanding that a vote be cast or else the legislation would be abandoned. 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