Bill Maheris hitting back asPresident Donald Trumpcontinues to bash him on social media.
On the March 6 episode of "Real Time," the comedian addressed the fact that he was the subject of several of Trump's Truth Social posts earlier in the day. Without comment, the presidentsharedmultiplenews articlescovering his previous remarks slamming Maher as a jerk.
After pointing out that these posts were coming amid the United States'conflict with Iran, Maher expressed bewilderment and said, "This is getting weird."
Trump previously lambasted Maher in a Truth Social post in February, sayingit was a "total waste of time"for the two to have dinner together at the White House in 2025. The dinner was set up by their mutual friend Kid Rock, and Trump complained that Maher's HBO show has been "very boring" and "ANTI TRUMP" ever since they sat down together.
On his latest episode, Maher devoted a segment to responding to Trump's post. He alleged that Trump texted him "soon after" their dinner last year to complain that "I was still part of the lunatic left" and say that Trump "should have won a Nobel Prize for ending wars," to which Maher said he responded, "Yeah, and I should have won 20 Emmys."
According to Maher, he and Trump "argued for a while" via text, and Trump "ended by saying, 'Bill, you know what? Don't change. I wouldn't know what to do with you if you did.' "
"OK, that's the normal human being I saw the night we broke bread, and as long as I think there's even a spark of a possibility of bringing that guy out more, I will not consider the dinner a waste of time, even as I now see we're back to name calling," Maher said.
Maher objected to several of the claims Trump made in his Truth Social post about the dinner, maintaining that despite what the president said, he didn't "ask for" the dinner, he wasn't "nervous" or "scared," and it wasn't a "quick" sit-down.
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"I was having a good time," Maher said. "So were you, Don, because we were talking like real humans, not like that crazy act you put on in public."
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Maher went on to show clips of him giving Trump credit for some things he has done in office to illustrate that he doesn't suffer from "Trump derangement syndrome" like the president has claimed, though he argued Trump is suffering from "Bill Maher derangement syndrome." Maher noted he has defended his decision to have dinner with Trump, even as some on the left criticized him for doing so.
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In 2016, Jimmy Fallon interviewed Trump ahead of the election, ruffling the then-candidate's signature orange hair. After the interview received backlash, Fallon said he regretted parts of the interview. In response, Trump took to social media to criticize the "Tonight Show" host, writing: "@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous 'hair show' with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have 'humanized' me-he is taking heat. He called & said 'monster ratings.' Be a man Jimmy!" Fallon is pictured here at the Met Gala on May 5, 2025, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has a history of heated exchanges with Trump. In 2013, Trump tweeted, "I promise you that I'm much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz - I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated." Stewart is a sharp critic of Trump, often taking aim at the political movement he has created.
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When CBS announced the network was terminating "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after the 2025-2026 season, Trump took to social media to celebrate. "I absolutely love that Colbert got fired, his talent was even less than his ratings," the president wrote. Among his late-night peers, Colbert was among Trump's sharpest critics.
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Seth Meyers, the host of "Late Night" on NBC is a frequent critic of Trump and his administration.The ire, it seems, is mutual, with the president writing previously on social media: "How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a 'network' run by a truly bad group of people - Remember, they also run MSDNC. I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, the first time in months, and every time I watch this moron I feel an obligation to say how dumb and untalented he is, merely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast."
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"Despite all the hate I got from my side, I never threw you under the bus and said, 'Oh, you're right, I shouldn't have ate steak with Hitler,' because that's stupid," Maher said, addressing Trump.
At the same time, Maher told Trump that there's "lots of stuff you do that is not my idea of success, and I have every right to say so in a democracy."
Trump calls Bill Maher a 'jerk':The president says their dinner was a 'total waste of time'
Maher previously addressed Trump's post 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 and suggested Trump was upset because he expected Maher would stop criticizing him after their meeting.
"I never said I would!" Maher said. "I know how women feel now: A guy buys you dinner and then expects you to put out. I'm not that guy."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Bill Maher describes texts with Trump after White House dinner