Trump attacks Bill Maher in 1,300-word Truth Social post after White House dinner
President Donald Trump posted a lengthy critique of comedian Bill Maher on Truth Social following Maher's jokes about Trump's approval ratings. This marks a significant shift in tone from Trump's previous description of a recent White House dinner with Maher as a positive event.
Why it matters
The incident illustrates the volatile relationship between political figures and media personalities, amplified by direct-to-consumer social media platforms.
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”.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.Trump began his Sunday post by attacking Maher and the comedian's show, accusing him of dishonesty and questioning the quality of his programme.
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