Host of HBO’s Real Time Bill Maher expressed joy in the death of David Koch on the Friday night installment of his show.
“F–k him … I’m glad he’s dead,” Maher said of Koch, who was made famous by making many large donations to conservative organizations and politicians throughout his lifetime.
Koch, who died on Friday of prostate cancer at age 79, was one of the wealthiest men in America and served as the director of Koch industries until his retirement in 2018.
“And now, some funeral news to report. Yesterday, David Koch of the zillionaire Koch brothers died … of prostate cancer,” Maher said in the opening moments of his show. “I guess I’m going to have to reevaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer.”
Maher specifically lambasted Koch for what he perceived as climate-crisis denying political stances and seemed to hold him largely responsible for the Amazon “burning up.”
“He and his brother have done more than anybody to fund climate science deniers for decades,” Maher said. “So, f–k him, the Amazon is burning up, I’m glad he’s dead, and I hope the end was painful.”
In addition to making large donations to conservative groups, Koch was known as a sponsor of the Lincoln Center in New York as well as giving generously to the Sloan Kettering cancer treatment facility.
Classy. @BillMaher on HBO: “Yesterday David Koch of the zillion air Koch brothers died…of prostate cancer. I guess I’m going to have to re-evaluate my low opinion of prostate cancer.” Audience: laughter. Maher: “Fuck him. The Amazon is burning up. I’m glad he’s dead” #RealTime pic.twitter.com/M9YJwW76H6
— Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) August 24, 2019
