Trump Attacks Bill Maher in 1,300-Word Truth Social Post After Second White House Dinner
Photo: The Times of IndiaPresident Donald Trump published a Truth Social post of about 1,300 words on Sunday night, October 25, attacking HBO's Real Time host Bill Maher two days after Maher's Friday episode and weeks after a second dinner between them at the White House. Trump called Maher a complete and total loser, said he arrived at the dinner drunk, and called him insecure and a liar. He also described his show and HBO as low-rated. He said Maher was friendly after the first dinner but that his show after the second was far worse. On Friday, Maher joked about the dinner, made a remark about Trump's former friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, and called Trump's actions in the Russia-Ukraine war unconscionable. Maher also hosted former press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump also went after Maher's longtime producer Chuck LaBella, calling him a gofer on The Apprentice who rose at NBC because of that show's success. Trump said Maher desperately wants him to appear on the show and that it will not happen. He rejected claims that his ratings are at a low, citing a CNN poll that he said shows 98 to 99 percent support among Republicans.
The right-leaning Daily Mail leads with the post, using a headline with eviscerates and Trump's insults. It adds Trump's rebuttal on polls, his claim that Maher begs him to appear, and the Leavitt link, but its excerpt does not mention Epstein or Ukraine. Townhall barely describes the post. It frames Trump's outburst as having been set off by something and spends its space on Maher's show, including Maher saying he does not care that leftists dislike his dining with Trump, his description of Trump as someone who listens and never gets angry, and Leavitt's jab at California Democrats. HuffPost, on the left, leads with the rant itself, calling it wild, and quotes Trump on drunkenness, insecurity and Maher's audience. It also includes the Epstein and Ukraine jokes that preceded the post. Both sides agree on the length, timing, dinner and loser label. The Hollywood Reporter largely matches the left's account but adds the LaBella detail.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Trump's poll rebuttal and Maher's on-air praise of him, while left sources stress Trump's insults and the Epstein and Ukraine jokes that preceded them.
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HuffPost leads with Trump's rant, using words like rages and wild. It quotes his insults about Maher and details the Epstein and Ukraine jokes that preceded it.
- The Hollywood ReporterDonald Trump Attacks Bill Maher in Scathing, 1,318-Word Social Media Post: “Complete and Total Loser”
The Hollywood Reporter covers the 1,318-word post and Trump's attack on producer Chuck LaBella and The Apprentice. The Times of India supplies only a headline.
Daily Mail leads with the post and Trump's poll rebuttal, tying it to Karoline Leavitt's appearance. Townhall focuses on Maher's show, including his remarks about Trump behind closed doors and Leavitt's comments.