In 2012, Maher famously donated a million dollars to Barack Obama‘s re-election efforts to stop Romney. Now, he told Jones, “I would happily give that million dollars right now to Mitt Romney if he would take over the country.”

He said he’s practically “begging” for a Romney presidency now and jokes, “I’ll become a Mormon, how about that? I will become a Mormon and give you a million dollars, Mitt Romney, if you will please take over the country.”