California -47
Hawaii -61 largest in the US
Illinois -37
Maryland -55 2nd largest in the US
An electoral landslide.
Trump's approval remains above water in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming, all states he carried in the past three presidential elections.
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Hawaii -61 largest in the US
Illinois -37
Maryland -55 2nd largest in the US
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GoCubsGo wrote: Sun Oct 25, 2026 6:43 pmAn electoral landslide.
Trump's approval remains above water in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming, all states he carried in the past three presidential elections.
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Trump savages ‘total loser’ Bill Maher in 1,300-word rant after Karoline Leavitt appearance
‘Bill: Don’t call anymore,’ Trump said in his record-setting rant about a dinner at the White House with the HBO host and comedian
Owen Scott
Monday 26 October 2026 14:08 GMT
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President Donald Trump has torn into Bill Maher in a 1,300-word social media rant after his former press secretary appeared on the comedian’s show.
The acerbic post saw the president labeling Maher a “COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER” and claiming he used a “laughter machine” on his show, despite it having a live audience.
Trump’s lengthy post — his longest Truth post ever, CNN reported — followed Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, which featured an appearance by Karoline Leavitt, the first episode of the late-night TV show since the comedian dined with Trump, Kid Rock and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith at the White House on October 15.
During his show, Maher said that Trump had the “lowest approval rating of any midterm candidate ever,” poked fun at the president’s comments about Senator Jon Husted’s body and asked Leavitt what Trump could be like during the “lame-duck” phase of his presidency.
Trump’s Sunday night rant saw the president making a slew of claims about Maher, including a suggestion that the comedian had been desperate to dine at the White House after meeting Trump there previously.
President Trump tore into Bill Maher in a Truth Social post that was over 1,300 words long
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President Trump tore into Bill Maher in a Truth Social post that was over 1,300 words long (Real Time with Bill Maher)
“No sooner had we had that first dinner at the White House, which is a very seductive and beautiful place, especially now that I have fully renovated and fixed it in the style which it deserves, Bill wanted to come back,” Trump said. “The Gofer called me multiple times, saying how much Bill loves me, that he respects me more than anybody, and wants to come back for a second meeting.
“After the second dinner, Bill’s ‘show’ was far worse than the first. He went crazy! He’s gutless, because he enjoyed every minute,” he wrote.
“Bill: Don’t call anymore,” he added.
The president also criticized Maher’s show itself, stating that the comedian had used fake polls to suggest that he had been given his “Lowest Ratings so far.”
Maher had met Trump at the White House for dinner, alongside Kid Rock (right) and Stephen A. Smith. In the left of the image is a photograph from the dinner meeting shared with Fox News
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Maher had met Trump at the White House for dinner, alongside Kid Rock (right) and Stephen A. Smith. In the left of the image is a photograph from the dinner meeting shared with Fox News (Fox News)
“Bill Maher lied, but he lies about everything, and I believe he lied to me when I asked him, with all the applause and laughter he gets after almost everything he says, about things that aren’t funny or even any good, what Laughter Machine does he use?” he said. “People can’t think he’s funny.”
Trump questioned Maher’s characterization of the dinner as being four hours long, something the comedian said as he made a joke about the president’s comments on Husted’s appearance.
“It's just a little odd that Trump keeps gushing about men's bodies and how handsome they are, and their jawlines, and their a**es, their physiques,” Maher said on his show. “I'm a little hurt. I was there for dinner for four hours last week, and not a peep. Nothing.”
Trump says that the meal lasted two hours or “maybe less.”
Trump hit out at Maher after the host made a comment his polling figures and poked fun at his comments about a male senator
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Trump hit out at Maher after the host made a comment his polling figures and poked fun at his comments about a male senator (AFP/Getty)
Initially, Trump seemed to be impressed after the meeting, telling reporters a day later that he and Maher liked each other.
“Bill Maher, I tell you what, he likes me a lot more than people understand, and I actually like him,” he said.
Despite his complimentary remark, Trump would later complain in his post about his first dinner with Maher - which would have long preceded him saying that he liked the comedian.
“We had our first meeting, Bill was very nervous,” he claimed. “He asked for a drink. He was very insecure, and he had a seriously bruised eye and nose area, as though somebody had just beaten him up — But it wasn’t me!”
Maher has yet to respond to Trump’s post.
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after all these decades i had no idea there would come a time when i would agree with rumpelschnitzkin. maher was a closet maga long before the real thing was ready for the shelves. same thing with their 'it's huge' design. i think it's best not to elaborate.
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Oh no! That was Maher's last friend.
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Oh dear! It seems hell hath no fury like a man who needs no help from any laughter machine.
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Last night, the absurdity rose to a new level, when I had to Google :
"Who was the last non-blond press secretary".
Google was a bit catty and I think replied with the last person who is not a natural blond.
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5 times the length of the Gettysburg address. Good job he can devote his time to stuff like this and has nothing really important to focus on.
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Good to know that billy boy maher's gofer has the preznut's number. There's, sadly, many magapublicans who haven't figured out the turnip's number
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Not long ago Maher talked of Trump as a friend though.
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Well, "friend" in trumplandia and all. But that wasn't the point. I was going with my second sentence.
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I think a comment that long requires a ghost writer - Miller?
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and meanwhile in the Strait of Hormuz .....
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And in the Epstein files
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The Abominable Noman!
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Fair's fair. Trump doesn't NEED a laughter machine....
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