Melting ice caps are a bigger global threat than Islamic State terrorists. At least, that’s what comedian and satirist Bill Maher told MSNBC’s Chris Matthews on Wednesday.

When Matthews asked about U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s potential bid for the presidency, Maher said he could have seen himself voting for the Kentucky Republican at one time, but Rand blew his chances after criticizing Hillary Clinton’s views on climate change, CNS News reported.

Clinton told an audience at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas earlier this month that climate change was “the most consequential, urgent, sweeping collection of challenges” the world faces.

“She said this is the biggest issue that we should be afraid of, and I agree,” Maher said on the “Hardball” segment. “I am much more afraid of ice as in melting than I am about ISIS.”

The comment seemed strange coming from Maher, who suggested not long ago that Clinton “just go away” after overstaying her welcome on the public stage with excessive promotional appearances.

But on Wednesday’s show, Maher even went so far to say that worrying about the Islamic State’s increasing threat is “a terrible reordering of priorities.” Paul is wrong about that, and Clinton is right, Maher said, adding that with her position, Clinton “won me back.”

Some Twitter users couldn’t take it seriously:

Well, if you were under the impression that Bill Maher actually has a brain, this should cure your delusion.#ccot http://t.co/L4mUZzfvll

— stjones (@stjones) September 11, 2014

.@billmaher The polar ice cap is growing … and so is #ISIS, you incredibly dense ice-hole. http://t.co/cHZN00SjQj

— Gary Skidmore (@grsvt81) September 11, 2014

But some Twitter users were on board with Maher’s assertion:

@hardball @billmaher If these guys were President and VP, think how much better the world would be. They have all the answers & are so smart

— John G (@gabejohn75) September 11, 2014

@Mediaite @billmaher also said he’s more afraid of Ice melting (climate change) than he is of ISIS & I completely agree.

— NTXblue (@NTXblue) September 12, 2014

@hardball @billmaher I have to agree 1000% With Billl Maher-President’s plan 4 ISIS. We need to worry about melting ice than dying ISIS

— Mathew Kuruvilla (@mckuruvilla) September 10, 2014

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