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Bill Maher addressed a number of claims Donald Trump made about a dinner that they shared in April: "Bulls---."
Maher confirmed that he didn't understand a joke that Trump recently made about Canada and China: "I think we're gonna have to workshop that one."
The comedian also said that in the next episode of Real Time, he would definitively prove that he does not have Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Bill Maheris responding toDonald Trump's rant about adinner they sharedin April.
On Friday's episode ofReal Time, the comedian shared his reaction to the president'sscathing Truth Social tirade, which he posted on Feb. 14.
"I woke up Saturday morning to a blistering social media text from him," Maher said. "It went on and on — on Valentine's Day, by the way. He was very mad at me because I didn't get his joke about how China is gonna make Canada give up hockey."
Indeed, Trump's post included a dig about Mahertaking his comments about Canada seriouslyin an episode ofReal Timelast week.
"I jokingly stated in a TRUTH that, 'The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup,'" Trump wrote. "Well, he went on and on about the Hockey statement, like 'What kind of a person would say such a foolish thing as this,' as though I were being serious when I said it. Fortunately, his Television Ratings are so low that nobody will learn about his various Fake News statements about me."
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"I think we're gonna have to workshop that one for a while," Maher cracked of the joke.
Trump's post claimed that Maher came to the White House for dinner "extremely nervous" with "ZERO confidence in himself," and claimed that "to soothe his nerves, immediately, within seconds, asked for a 'Vodka Tonic.'"
Maher said that Trump's telling of their meeting was inaccurate.
"Okay, it was a margarita. It was not a vodka," Maher said. "And it wasn't immediately. I had a drink before dinner, as people do. He said I was nervous, scared, no confidence — bulls---."
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Trump also said that he thought Maher's first show after the dinner was "very respectful about our meeting," but he subsequently "noticed his show started to devolve into the same old story — Very boring, ANTI TRUMP."
Maher responded with befuddlement that the president assumed their dinner would prevent further criticism onReal Time.
"I never stopped criticizing him," Maher said. "I never said I would! I know how women feel now: A guy buys you dinner and expects you to put out. I'm not that guy."
The comedian also said that whenReal Timereturns on March 6 after a one-week hiatus, he would respond to Trump's post in further detail — and definitively disprove one of Trump's repeated assertions about him.
"We're gonna come back. I'm gonna address this at the end," Maher said. "His whole long screed, and prove that I don't have Trump Derangement Syndrome."
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At the end of the segment, Maher complained that the White House dinner ultimately led to being attacked from all sides.
"It's so funny, because I got so much s--- from the left for reporting honestly that in person, he was very different, very nice, very gracious," he said. "And then he says, 'No, he was scared!' I'm like the Democrats with an election — I just can't win."
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