US President Donald Trump.
The 1,323-word post, which CNN described as Trump’s longest-ever social media post based on an analysis, came after Maher mocked the president’s approval ratings and made jokes about him during Friday’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher .
US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on comedian Bill Maher, calling him a “complete and total loser” in a lengthy Truth Social post days after the two had dinner at the White House, an event Trump had initially described as “great”. “Let’s talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher,” Trump wrote, criticising the comedian’s ratings and claiming that HBO had lost the quality and popularity it once enjoyed. The president later accused Maher of using a “Laughter Machine” to generate audience reactions, arguing that viewers laughed even when the comedian’s remarks were not funny. “Bill Maher lied, but he lies about everything,” Trump wrote, before saying he would no longer watch the programme. The comedian joked about Trump’s approval ratings and said he had spent four hours at the White House without receiving any compliments from the president about his appearance.
Trump began his Sunday post by attacking Maher and the comedian’s show, accusing him of dishonesty and questioning the quality of his programme. However, the president’s tone changed after Maher discussed the meeting on his HBO show.
He also targeted Chuck LaBella, a longtime business partner of Maher, who previously worked on Trump’s reality television show The Apprentice .