Bill Maher
ON THE RECORD · 14 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I'm having dinner with him again next week,”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher told Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel on his Club Random podcast that he planned to meet with President Trump again.
“After the first dinner, I went back to doing what I do. ... But then, like, he just, out of the blue, 'Let's have dinner again.' And I was like, ‘Great.’ And he was really nice,”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher recounted on his Club Random podcast how Trump invited him to dinner again out of the blue after their first White House dinner in 2025.
“Like, 'I promise I won't say bad things about you like I did the last time.' And I texted back, and I said, 'You know what, you're the president of the United States. Say whatever the f--- you want. I'm just glad we're talking.' It's like being called a 'hockey puck' by Don Rickles. It's just what he does. It's how he talks.”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher described on his podcast a text exchange with Trump in which Trump promised not to say bad things about him.
“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.”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher told his audience in 2025 he was simply reporting what he saw of Trump in private.
“That’s what happened. He got drunk with power.”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher said Trump got drunk with power while predicting midterm results.
“You can hate me for it, but I’m not a liar. Trump was gracious and measured,”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher told his audience in 2025 that Trump was gracious and measured in private after a prior White House dinner.
“Trump screwed the pooch.”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher predicted a poor outcome for Republicans in the midterms.
“We got everything we wanted except for everything we asked for,”
Bill Maher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-17
Maher mocked Trump's Iran agreement on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher in June.
“But then he pivoted right to, ‘but Israel made them do it,’”
Bill Maher · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-10
Maher offered his interpretation of Mamdani's remarks, saying the mayor pivoted to blaming Israel.
“Mayor Mamdani, not all that sympathetic to this stuff, but he did make some nice remarks about it,”
Bill Maher · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-10
Maher criticized Mamdani's Oct. 7 anniversary statement on his show 'Real Time.'
“You know, he used to be a rapper. His rap name was ‘Tone Deaf,’”
Bill Maher · said 2026-10-09 · reported 2026-10-10
Maher mocked Mamdani's past rap career, quipping that his rap name was 'Tone Deaf.'
“Well, in the Democratic Party, as long as that faith isn’t Jewish, you’re good,”
Bill Maher · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-22
Bill Maher responded to Dana Bash during a discussion about public faith in politics.
“Yeah, I said it because it's true!”
Bill Maher · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-22
Bill Maher reaffirmed his remark during a discussion with Dana Bash.
“as long as that faith isn’t Jewish.”
Bill Maher · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-22
Bill Maher quipped about the Democratic Party's stance on religion during a segment on his show.