During a visit to the “Late Show With David Lettterman” on Tuesday, Maher discussed the Hasselbeck confrontation. “I was abused,” he joked. “I felt like a teenage boy at Penn State.” “It was like, ‘thank you, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, for making me look good!,” Maher said, referring to the response from his fans on Twitter. In the end, though, Maher told Letterman he actually likes Hasselbeck, noting, “We have this relationship on TV where we play like we hate each other.” Watch Maher’s Letterman appearance: