HBO's Bill Maher on Friday night ripped House Republicans, saying their ObamaCare repeal bill "told Jimmy Kimmel's baby: Go screw yourself."

ABC late-night host Kimmel was reduced to tears during his Monday night monologue following his newborn son's open-heart surgery due to congenital heart disease, a pre-existing condition.

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“You know, before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease, like my son was, there’s a good chance you’d never be able to get health insurance, because you had a pre-existing condition,” Kimmel said in a clip that went viral.



Maher said the American Health Care Act, which the House approved Thursday, would not cover such pre-existing conditions as well as ObamaCare.

"Never underestimate these bastards," Maher said. "We thought we had them a couple months ago, healthcare came up in the House, didn't pass, oh, these f--k-ups. Nope, they did it. They did it the other day. They told Jimmy Kimmel's baby: Go screw yourself."

Republicans insist pre-existing conditions will be covered under the new plan.

“Let me state it one more time: We will replace [ObamaCare] with a system that protects pre-existing conditions,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on the House floor before Thursday’s vote.

But critics charge the money allocated for pre-existing conditions isn't nearly enough.

"It would do little to mitigate the massive premium increase for some of the most vulnerable Americans," AARP warned.

Major changes are expected to the bill in the Senate.

Maher also took issue with House Republicans joining President Trump in a Rose Garden celebration on Thursday afternoon after the bill passed.

"There they are. Look at them, high-fiving each other and congratulating him. Look at all these white a--holes," Maher said, adding a shot at Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanAt indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates Peterson faces fight of his career in deep-red Minnesota district MORE (R-Wis.), who shepherded the bill through the House:

"Somewhere there's an Elks Lodge going: Where's everybody? Trump got carried away and grabbed a p---y: Paul Ryan."