Bill Maher says he’d ‘have dinner again’ with Trump

Bill Maher has confessed his want to “have dinner again” with President Donald Trump, following their preliminary meal at the White House in March.

Despite receiving a good quantity of backlash over the dinner, the comic expressed on his Club Random podcast that he would not hesitate to dine with the president again.

The subject arose when visitor Cheryl Hines found a sheet stuffed with insults that President Trump had directed at Maher over the years, which Maher had amusingly dropped at the White House dinner himself.

He shared, “He signed it, God bless him. You know, it’s not like I was ever deceived before or after I had dinner with him, and I want to have dinner with him again.”

Maher went on to counsel that Trump may gain advantage from more social interplay, stating, “I think he needs more people [eating with him] – and he likes talking to people.”

Hines concurred, expressing shock at how a lot Trump “really likes to listen to people. He’s very curious.”

Maher agreed, acknowledging that his critics “hated me” for making related observations after recounting their dinner on an episode of Real Time.

He concluded, “I think he actually wants more people around him for stimulating conversation.”

Bill also admitted that sure subjects mentioned over dinner did not sit properly with him – including President Trump’s consideration of a 2028 run – however emphasised the president’s openness to pushback. Kid Rock and UFC boss Dana White also attended the dinner.

Cheryl – married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who heads the Department of Health and Human Services under Trump’s administration – expressed frustration with those who refuse to acknowledge the president’s achievements, citing the Israel-Hamas peace settlement for example.

Bill then disclosed that he confronted backlash for his function in facilitating that deal under President Trump’s course. He challenged his anti-MAGA detractors who criticized his White House dinner.

With sarcasm, he remarked, “How dare you talk to the president. Why? What am I gonna [do], elevate him? Oh my God, what’s he gonna [do], become president of the United States?”

Cheryl concurred with Bill that “everything is personal relationships” with President Trump, pointing to the Middle East peace settlement as proof. Bill famous that a “definite plus” about the president is his strong aversion to army battle.