Comic Invoice Maher had a string of harsh phrases Friday for critics who might have taken concern along with his second dinner with President Trump on the White Home final week.
Throughout his opening monologue on HBO’s “Actual Time,” Maher hit again towards criticism of his newest dinner with Trump — by which sports activities commentator Stephen A. Smith and musician Child Rock additionally attended.
“Yeah, I did it once more, bitches,” Maher mentioned, referring to the Oct. 15 dinner, which adopted his first dinner with Trump in April 2025.
He then doubled down on his determination to attend, including, “You realize what? F— you. I like these dinners.”
Maher’s affirmation that he attended a second White Home dinner comes after Trump instructed reporters final week that he loved his time consuming alongside the three celebrities.
“The dinner final night time with Child Rock and Stephen A. [Smith] and Invoice Maher was nice,” Trump mentioned. “I believe they had fun.”
The president added that Maher “likes me much more than individuals perceive.”
“We talked about the whole lot. It lasted a very long time,” Trump added.
Within the days main as much as the meal, Maher mentioned he could be eating with the president.
“I’m having dinner with him once more subsequent week,” Maher instructed Hollywood agent and govt Ari Emanuel throughout a dialog on Maher’s “Membership Random” podcast earlier this month.
“After the primary dinner, I went again to doing what I do … However then, like, he simply, out of the blue, let’s have dinner once more. And I used to be like, nice. And he was very nice,” Maher mentioned.
“Like, I promise I gained’t say unhealthy issues about you want I did the final time.’ And I texted again, and I mentioned, ‘You realize what, you’re the president of the US. Say regardless of the f— you need. I’m simply glad we’re speaking.’ It’s like being referred to as a ‘hockey puck’ by Don Rickles. It’s simply what he does. It’s how he talks.”
Maher beforehand made headlines in April 2025 after eating on the White Home with Trump, Child Rock and UFC CEO Dana White. He later instructed his viewers he might have misjudged the president’s demeanor, saying Trump was “extra self-aware” in personal.
“You possibly can hate me for it, however I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured,” Maher mentioned in 2025. “And why isn’t that in different settings? I don’t know, and I can’t reply, and it’s not my place to reply. I’m simply telling you what I noticed, and I wasn’t excessive.”
Nevertheless, Maher has continued to criticize the president. In June, he mocked Trump’s Iran deal, saying the president went from demanding “unconditional give up” to settling for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) whereas the White Home touted the framework as a international coverage win.
“We received the whole lot we needed aside from the whole lot we requested for,” Maher mentioned.
Jason Mudd, CEO of Axia Public Relations, instructed Fox Information Digital that he thought Maher’s acknowledgment of his second dinner with Trump was doubtless the results of a preconceived plan to double-down on his attendance.
“Maher walked in with a plan. His Friday monologue confirmed it. I mentioned final week that every occasion visitor wants a ready message in anticipation of public criticism,” Mudd mentioned.
Mudd mentioned Maher’s willingness to handle criticism instantly whereas showing real may assist him retain help from followers who object to his relationship with Trump.
“If Invoice Maher have been my consumer, I’d advise him to maintain sounding like himself. A number who seems like a surrogate loses credibility,” he mentioned. “Maher appeared like Maher, in order that danger stays low. Repetition is the subsequent danger, as a result of every new dinner invitations the identical questions.”
“Comedians win by joking first, not by clarifying,” Mudd added. “Naming the backlash earlier than his critics do takes a lot of their energy away.”
