Bill Maher, an old-line lib, is actually down with Elon Musk slashing the federal budget, but Bill says Elon is playing outrageous favorites by overlooking the biggest federal fat cat of all — the military.

The ‘Real Time’ host laid it out in stark terms … Musk is creating an illusion of saving $$$, when the defense budget — which accounts for almost half of all federal spending — remains unmolested.

How about the 51 Air Force golf courses, Bill wonders … why hasn’t Musk 86’d them with his chainsaw? Or the Marines, with 10 golf courses.

Bill pulls from history — way back to 1961 — when outgoing Prez Dwight Eisenhower warned of the military-industrial complex. Note not taken.