With the announcement of positive economic news last week, it is a bit unsettling to hear HBO host Bill Maher’s take on how he hopes things go down.

I feel like the bottom has to fall out at some point, and by the way, I’m hoping for it. I think one way you get rid of Trump is a crashing economy. So please, bring on the recession. Sorry if that hurts people, but it’s either root for a recession or you lose your democracy.