Overview
- On Sunday the president published a roughly 1,323‑word Truth Social post that called Bill Maher a “complete and total loser,” accused him of drunkenness and drug use during a recent White House visit, and told Maher not to call again.
- The post was prompted by Maher’s Friday HBO Real Time monologue defending an Oct. 15 dinner with Trump and guests including Karoline Leavitt, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock.
- Participants dispute key facts about that Oct. 15 meeting: Maher and Stephen A. Smith said the gathering lasted about four hours, while Trump said it ran two hours or less and cited timestamps to rebut the claim.
- Trump also wrote that he will stop watching Maher’s show, labeled it “FAKE NEWS,” and threatened to bar Republicans from appearing on it or otherwise limit Republican participation in covering Maher.
- The episode continues a pattern of on‑again, off‑again engagements between Trump and Maher since March 2025 and raises institutional questions about presidential control over press access because the post explicitly confirms the president is considering moving the press workspace.