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Bill Maher Explains Why He Stopped Taking ‘Cheap Shots’ at Trump After President ‘Yelled’ at Him
Bill Maher stopped cheap shots at Trump’s appearance and family after a White House meeting but continues to criticize Trump’s policies and actions.
- On Monday, Bill Maher said he stopped personal digs at President Donald Trump after a one-on-one White House meeting earlier this year, as Lara Trump noted on Club Random With Bill Maher podcast.
- Maher recalled the confrontation when President Donald Trump yelled at him in a merch room adjacent to the Oval Office over the orangutan comparison, which Maher defended as satire responding to Trump's birth certificate demand about Barack Obama.
- Maher instituted a 'no cheap shots' approach, barring jokes about President Donald Trump's weight, hair, makeup, and First Lady Melania Trump, and rejecting Maher's writers' pitches on the president's hand and physical deformities.
- Maher said he still calls President Donald Trump out despite limiting personal digs, and they remain text buddies, though he has faced flak from the left for the visit.
- Maher said the change was meant to bridge political divides, framing Maher's informal 'no cheap shots' policy as a small gesture to ease tensions between left and right.
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Bill Maher Explains Why He Stopped Taking CHEAP SHOTS At President Trump
I did not expect to see this today, but I appreciate it! Bill Maher had Lara Trump on his show this week and at one point he stopped the show to explain why he stopped taking cheap shots at President Trump. It’s really easy to dehumanize someone you’ve never met, but after that White House dinner, Bill has been singing a new tune about President Trump. Sure, they’re not suddenly best buddies and Bill is not suddenly MAGA, but he’s adopting a rea…
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