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Bill Maher hits back at Trump over blistering Truth Social post, jokes about president's dinner review

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Bill Maher criticized President Donald Trump's 1,300-word Truth Social post on HBO’s “Real Time,” where Trump reversed his positive assessment of their recent White House dinner. Maher mocked Trump for claiming that he called the president incessantly and invited himself to the White House, jokingly agreeing with some of Trump’s criticisms while highlighting inconsistencies in others. The comedian read excerpts from Trump's post aloud, addressing each point with humor and sarcasm.

Written by AI on 2026-10-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 26, President Donald Trump posted a scathing 1,300-word rant on his social media platform Truth Social, attacking comedian Bill Maher, calling him a "complete and total loser." The tirade followed an appearance by Karoline Leavitt on Maher's show, where she discussed the dinner between Maher, Kid Rock, ESPN host Stephen A. Smith, and Trump at the White House on October 15th. In his post, Trump claimed that Maher looked terrible during their dinner and used a "laugh track" on his show, despite evidence to the contrary.

Maher responded to Trump’s criticism during an episode of HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Friday night, comparing dining with Trump to dating Taylor Swift. He quipped that while it might be fun at the time, later on, they would criticize you fiercely, referencing Swift's tendency to publicly disparage her exes. Additionally, Maher disputed Trump’s claim that he had "invited himself" to the White House dinner, noting the impossibility of such an occurrence.

The exchange highlights a longstanding contentious relationship between Trump and Maher, with both figures engaging in public sparring over political commentary and personal appearances.

Written for “Trump And Bill Maher Feud” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 6 other(s) covering the same event.

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Comedian Bill Maher mocked a lengthy Truth Social post from President Donald Trump, in which the president reversed course on his assessment of the pair's second dinner at the White House.

left mocks Trump's reversal and criticism

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Leaning: leans left for article 119975 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-31

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Maher PERSON · 15× Trump PERSON · 12× Bill Maher PERSON · 4× Fox News Digital ORG · 2× HBO ORG · 2× Iran GPE · 2× Kid Rock PERSON · 2× the White House ORG · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× White House ORG · 1×

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Trump and Maher have had a contentious relationship, but Axia Public Relations CEO Jason Mudd told Fox News Digital that Maher responded to the president's criticism with poise, even as the two offered conflicting accounts of their latest dinner.

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🔮 Maher also disputed Trump's claim that he "invited himself to the White House," joking, "As if you could do that.

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Bill Maher hits back at Trump over blistering Truth Social post, jokes about president's dinner review · assertive framing

Claims (31 extracted, 1 hedged)

Comedian Bill Maher mocked a lengthy Truth Social post from President Donald Trump, in which the president reversed course on his assessment of the pair's second dinner at the White House. asserted

president → mock → House

During Friday's episode of HBO's "Real Time," Maher mocked Trump's 1,300-word Truth Social post, which criticized the comedian after their second White House dinner earlier this month. asserted

which → mock → dinner

"Did you see the 1,300-word tweet he sent out? asserted

he → see → tweet

Kind of a flex," Maher said. asserted

Maher → say → flex

"I tell you, dining at the White House is the opposite of the Cheesecake Factory: After you leave, they review you. asserted

they → tell → you

He went off on me like Kelly Clarkson in a toy store." asserted

He → go → store

Maher went on to hold up a copy of Trump’s post — his longest ever to Truth Social — while insisting that the "whole point" of dining with Trump is so the two men can discuss their differences in a civil setting. asserted

men → go → setting

"And then, I go back to my job here, and then, the heartaches begin," he added. asserted

he → go → job

Maher then read portions of the post to the audience to "address a few of the allegations" before jokingly agreeing with Trump’s assessment that he is a "complete and total loser." asserted

he → read → assessment

"He talks about how I call him incessantly. asserted

I → talk → him

I’ve never called you. asserted

I → call → you

You call me," Maher said. asserted

Maher → call → me

"I’d be afraid to call you. asserted

I → call → you

You’re the president, I’d think you’re too busy. asserted

you → ’re → ?

Maher also disputed Trump's claim that he "invited himself to the White House," joking, "As if you could do that. uncertain

you → dispute → that

Well, he's not invited, but it's the law.' asserted

it → invite → ?

Maher complained that Trump "doesn't even notice what I actually say." asserted

I → complain → what

After reading Trump's assertion that he "doesn't even think it was a good thing to take the nuclear weapon away from Iran," the HBO host played clips of himself supporting U.S. military strikes against Iran. asserted

host → read → Iran

Maher then joked, "So am I smart now?" asserted

I → joke → ?

Maher laughed as he read Trump's final assessment of the dinner: "I love this, 'Overall, I thought it was a good meeting.'" asserted

it → laugh → this

Maher laughed as he read Trump's final assessment of the dinner: "I love this, 'Overall, I thought it was a good meeting.' asserted

it → laugh → this

The exchange followed Maher and Trump's second White House dinner on Oct. 15, which musician Kid Rock and ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith also attended. asserted

Rock → follow → which

"The dinner last night with Kid Rock and Stephen A. [Smith] and Bill Maher was great," Trump told reporters after the dinner. asserted

Trump → tell → dinner

"I think they had a good time." asserted

they → think → time

The president added that Maher "likes me a lot more than people understand." asserted

people → add → me

two → have → dinner

"Humor answers an attack without escalating it. asserted

Humor → answer → it

If Bill Maher were my client, I'd advise him to aim the jokes at the situation and away from the individual," Mudd said. asserted

Mudd → advise → individual

It tells the audience he read every word and still stayed calm. asserted

he → tell → word

In most public disputes, the calmest voice wins the news cycle." asserted

voice → win → cycle

Fox News Digital reached out to Maher and the White House for comment. asserted

Digital → reach → comment