"Who gives a s---?" Maher asked his audience.
"Real Time" host Bill Maher ridiculed the outrage over the Chinese spy balloon that was seen hovering over the U.S. (HBO)
Maher acknowledged how the Chinese government is denying that it is spying on the United States.
"There's saying, ‘It’s very innocent. It's a weather balloon.' They said they would never use a spy balloon to infiltrate and monitor America. That's what TikTok is for," Maher quipped.
The HBO star mocked the "usual suspects on the right" who are saying to "shoot this f------ thing down" while experts say it's "too dangerous" to remove it without knowing what's in it.
"So we just have to watch from a distance until it slowly and inevitably crashes and burns — like we're doing with Kanye," Maher joked.
The National Weather Service posted photos Friday of a large balloon flying over Kansas City, Missouri, amid concern over a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace. (National Weather Service)
"Speaking of blimps, Donald Trump is in the news," Maher segued into the next topic, addressing how the former president lashed out at the "Real Time" host earlier this week.
On his social media app Truth Social, Trump railed against Maher, calling him a "Low Ratings sleazebag."
"I don't have low ratings," Maher smirked.
Former President Donald Trump slammed Bill Maher this week on his social media app Truth Social. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Maher told his audience he could tell "the 24 is already on" because Trump's "going at me again."
"Yes, I'm a ‘low-ratings sleazebag’ who laughs at conservatives because he thinks we're weak and stupid. He's so weak and stupid," Maher taunted the former president.
The "Real Time" host predicted the nickname Trump will give former South Carolina governor and his former UN Amb. Nikki Haley, who is set to launch her presidential campaign later in February: "Tricky Nikki."