
Bill Maher Gets Into Fiery Spat With Reporter Who Questioned His Meeting With Trump
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The Washington Post columnist accused Maher of having “fallen into the trap” by recently meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
Bill Maher had a fiery exchange with Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin after the latter accused him of having “fallen into the trap” by recently meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
The pair’s spat came after Maher, a vocal Trump critic who has occasionally scolded the left-wing, told his “Real Time” audience during Friday’s episode that he had a “gracious and measured” dinner with Trump, Kid Rock, and UFC Head Dana White earlier this month.
“You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar,” Maher told the crowd. “Trump was gracious and measured. And why isn’t that in other settings? I don’t know, and I can’t answer, and it’s not my place to answer. I’m just telling you what I saw, and I wasn’t high.”
A “mind-blown” Maher admitted that Trump’s residency in the White House isn’t as “fucked up” as he thought and applauded the president for his “willingness to listen and accept me as a possible friend even though I’m not MAGA.”
After Maher said that he reported on his dining experience with Trump “as honest as I can be” during a panel discussion later in the show, Rogin challenged him about the meeting, telling the “Real Time” host that while he believed he was in attendance in “good faith,” Trump might’ve had ill motives.