Real Time with Bill Maher Overtime – Episode #722 Anthony Scaramucci, Lloyd Blankfein
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Mar 17, 2026 
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director and financier, brings sharp political and market commentary. Lloyd Blankfein, former Goldman Sachs CEO, offers seasoned finance and risk perspective. They tackle private assets and valuation risks. They mock FBI training with UFC fighters. They debate age and term limits, EV adoption vs gas prices, and vaccine speed, safety, and mandates.
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Opaque Private Assets Mask Financial Risk
- Private assets can hide systemic risk when they are illiquid and marked by managers rather than markets.
- Lloyd Blankfein warns private credit and opaque valuations may be overmarked, and markdowns could pressure banks when markets dip.
UFC Trainers Seen As Publicity Not Necessity
- The FBI hiring UFC fighters is portrayed as largely performative and aimed at an audience rather than operational need.
- Anthony Scaramucci and Bill Maher joke it's for optics, likening it to gifts sent to please one audience member in power.
Age Versus Guardrails In Democratic Representation
- Age limits in Congress raise tension between democratic choice and institutional guardrails against power consolidation.
- Lloyd Blankfein argues term limits prevent decades-long consolidation, while others defend voter choice for elderly representatives.