BILL MAHER'S STATEMENT (February 5, 2026)

What he said:

"I can't believe I'm saying this, but where does QAnon go for the apology?

You know, I mean, QAnon, which believed in lots of really ridiculous things like, you know, Democrats eat babies. But they were kind of harping a lot on the idea that the elites are running this pedophile ring.

And I made jokes about them. I also made jokes after the Epstein thing happened originally that were on the idea of, well, obviously there was some smoke there.

Well, now with all that's come out in the last couple of weeks, there's a little more than smoke.

It does look like anybody who was at all able to get in touch with Jeffrey Epstein—he was the man. They're just openly talking in emails about this sort of sexual perversion, and that they were all doing. And lots of people who you didn't think, or I never imagined, were doing it.

So, you know, QAnon, yes, a lot of crazy there. But you know what? You weren't totally wrong about that one, guys."

TRANSLATION

"I spent years mocking you, calling you crazy, helping suppress this information, contributing to the media blackout that protected these people... but now that the evidence is so overwhelming I can't ignore it anymore, I'll grudgingly admit you were kinda sorta maybe partially right about one thing while still framing you as mostly insane."

BILLY BOY:

You're years late, you helped run cover for these people by mocking anyone who tried to expose them, and your "apology" is basically "Well I guess you weren't completely insane."

That's not an apology. That's damage control.

Barely catching up is generous. You're still in the fucking parking lot.