US EditionBill Maher Sends Direct Message to Larry David About White House Dinner With Donald Trump
Bill Maher defended his Trump dinner as a way to engage rather than ostracize, calling critics childish and noting Trump’s reliance on personal relationships, during Real Time’s Season 23 finale.
- On Friday, November 21, Bill Maher, 69, concluded the Season 23 finale of Real Time with Bill Maher by defending his dinner with President Donald Trump and again criticizing Larry David, 78, closing with `You are not serious people` and noting the show returns January 23.
- After Larry David's April New York Times essay satirizing Maher’s supper with titles referencing Adolf/Hitler, Maher called it `insulting` and criticized the loose use of `Nazi`.
- Maher argued against ostracizing the president by saying refusing to engage with President Donald Trump achieves nothing, calling him a `people guy` and urging active engagement over exclusion.
- Maher framed Trump’s record on Israel by saying he is `the most supportive president Israel and the Jews ever had`, while noting Jewish groups criticized Trump over antisemitism.
- Looking to the broader debate, Maher said he annually asked Larry David to appear on Real Time but David declined, saying `I'm not smart enough about politics`, accusing `no contact people` of getting a `sugar rush`.
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Bill Maher Once Again Hits Back At “Childish” Larry David, Defends Trump Dinner
Bill Maher concluded the Season 23 finale of Real Time by once again hitting back at Larry David and defending his dinner with president Donald Trump. While going on a spiel about the pitfalls of ostracizing family members for voting MAGA, the TV personality pivoted to his personal experience. Maher previously shrugged off criticisms of his supper with the GOP leader, which fellow comic David satirized in an April New York Times essay titled “…
Bill Maher Once Again Hits Back At “Childish” Larry David, Defends Trump Dinner
Bill Maher concluded the Season 23 finale of Real Time by once again hitting back at Larry David and defending his dinner with president Donald Trump. While going on a spiel about the pitfalls of ostracizing family members for voting MAGA, the TV personality pivoted to his personal experience. Maher previously shrugged off criticisms of…
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