Bill Maher tears into Billie Eilish over anti-ICE Grammys moment: 'You don't know facts'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bill Maher isn’t handing out standing ovations for Billie Eilish’s Grammys protest.

The “Real Time” host took aim at the chart-topping singer during his HBO show on Friday, February 6.

He slammed what he called empty grandstanding against immigration enforcement operations by Billie during her controversial acceptance speech.

Bill Maher questions Billie Eilish’s message

Maher opened by referencing Billie's Grammys speech.

“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  said.

"So, you didn't go to school, I don't think, and you don't know facts," he said of the 24-year-old singer, who was homeschooled by her parents throughout her entire education.

"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.”

Maher also raised what he described as the real-world implications of Billie's argument.

“What’s the practical next step if you say there is no such thing as illegal people on stolen land?” Maher wondered. “Do we just go back to living in teepees?”

He then pointed out a rather ironic response to Billie's speech involving Native American land claims.

“OK, now, of course, immediately the people -- the tribe here in California -- asked for her house, which, I thought was pretty great," he added.

Native American land controversy and Grammys backlash

Billie's comments quickly spilled over into a real estate and historical land debate.

Just a few days after the Grammys, a California-based law firm offered to help evict her on behalf of a Native American tribe that owns the land beneath her house.

"Sinai Law Firm is offering to evict Billie Eilish from her Los Angeles home on a pro bono basis on behalf of the Tongva Tribe,” the firm said in a news release.

Billie had a big night at the awards ceremony, where she took home Song of the Year for “Wildflower.”

Her acceptance speech, however, placed her among several celebrities who used the event to blast President Donald Trump and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

“I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter, and the people matter,” she said. “And f*** ICE, that’s all I’m gonna say, sorry,” she added.

Shortly after, it was revealed that Billie's $3 million California home was on land historically belonging to the Tongva tribe. The tribe has since asked for Eilish’s house.

Maher's guests chime in

Maher’s guests offered different perspectives. One of them was former New Jersey Gov Chris Christie, who said his kids "forced" him to watch the Grammys.

"The fact is, it’s a complicated history," Christie said.

"People got screwed along the way. Yes, we agree with that," the Republican conceded.

"But if what we’re going to do today is say these pronouncements and then have no real solution behind that pronouncement, it’s all bulls***."

On the other hand, Canada’s former deputy prime minister and a self-identifying progressive Chrystia Freeland pushed back while acknowledging some of Maher’s concerns.

"I thought it was powerful that some of those award winners at the Grammys did speak about ICE," Freeland countered.

"And I agree with you broadly, Bill, that celebrities should not be the leaders of political movements. But I think it would have been wrong for them not to comment on this really horrible thing happening," she added.

Maher later compared Billie's remarks to other offensive slogans, noting that emotionally charged rhetoric rarely produces workable outcomes.

“The people of Los Angeles will not move, and neither will all Israelis from Gaza,” Maher declared, adding, "We have to deal with the future, not just the past."