Trump criticizes Bill Maher in lengthy Truth Social post after White House dinner

Politics · First reported 26 Oct, 11:39 · Updated 17:23

Donald Trump attacked comedian Bill Maher in a 1,323-word Truth Social post after Maher joked about him on HBO. Trump also disputed Maher’s account of their White House dinner and said he might move White House reporters from their current workspace.

Trump’s 1,323-word Sunday post criticized Maher and his programme; CNN described it as Trump’s longest social media post, based on its analysis.
The post followed Maher’s jokes about Trump’s approval ratings and comments about their White House dinner on an episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
Trump had initially described the dinner as good and said he liked Maher, but later disputed Maher’s account of its length, saying it lasted about two hours or less.
Trump claimed Republican support for him was 98% to 99%; the article reports that a CNN poll put his approval among Republicans at 74%.
Trump said he was considering relocating White House reporters from their longtime workspace.

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Key facts

Length of Trump’s post: 1,323 words
Reported dinner duration: Trump said about two hours or possibly less; Maher described spending four hours at the White House.
Republican approval figures: Trump claimed 98%–99% support among Republicans; the cited CNN poll put approval at 74%.
Reporters’ workspace: Trump said he was considering moving White House reporters to free space for other uses.