Bill Maher hit back at recent posts about himself about Donald Trump on “Real Time,” explaining his text messages with the president.
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Bill Maher is hitting back as President Donald Trump continues to bash him on social media.
On the March 6 episode of “Real Time,” the comedian addressed the fact that he had been the subject of several truthful social posts of President Trump earlier in the day. Without comment, the president shared multiple news articles featuring his past comments denouncing Maher as a bastard.
“This is getting weird,” Maher said after pointing out that the posts were made during the conflict between the US and Iran, expressing bewilderment.
Trump previously slammed Maher in a Truth Social post in February, saying it would be a “total waste of time” for the two to have dinner together at the White House in 2025. The dinner was set up by mutual friend Kid Rock, and since the two sat down together, Trump has complained that Maher’s HBO show is “very boring” and “anti-Trump.”
In the latest episode, Maher devoted part of his response to Trump’s posts. He claimed that Trump emailed him “right after” the dinner last year, complaining that “I was still part of the crazy left,” and that Trump “should have won the Nobel Prize for ending the war,” to which Marr replied, “Yeah, I should have won 20 Emmys.”
Maher said he and Trump “argued for a while” via text message, and Trump “finally said, ‘Bill, you know what? Don’t change. If you do, I don’t know what to do with you.'” ”
“Okay, that’s a normal human being that I saw the night we broke bread. As long as I think there’s even a spark of potential to bring out more from that guy, I don’t think the dinner is a waste of time, even though I know he’s back to fame now,” Maher said.
Maher disputed some of the claims President Trump made in his Truth Social posts about the dinner, insisting that despite the president’s statements, Trump did not “ask for” the dinner, was not “nervous” or “scared” and did not sit down “on short notice.”
“We had a great time,” Maher said. “So did you, Don, because we were talking like real people instead of the crazy acts we put on in public.”
Maher went on to show a clip in which Trump praises some of the things Trump has done during his presidency to explain that he is not suffering from “Bill Maher Derangement Syndrome” as the president claims. Maher said he defended his decision to have dinner with Trump despite criticism of his actions from some on the left.
Maher told Trump: “Despite all the hate I got from my side, I never threw you under the bus or said, ‘Oh, you’re right, you shouldn’t have had steak with Hitler.’ That’s stupid.”
At the same time, Maher told Trump, “A lot of what you’re doing is different from my idea of success, and I have a right in a democracy to say that.”
Maher previously addressed Trump’s posts about him on the Feb. 20 episode of “Real Time.” The comedian said he “didn’t think” his dinner with Trump was a waste of time, suggesting Trump was upset that Ma would stop criticizing him after the meeting.
“I never said I would do it!” Maher said. “I understand how women feel these days. Men buy you dinner and expect you to serve them afterwards. I’m not that kind of guy.”
