Trump calls on conservative media outlets to stop making ‘moron’ Bill Maher 'relevant'

“Bill Maher is a weak and ineffective person who I got to know very well during my dinner with him at the White House,” Trump wrote

Published: May 3, 2026 8:17am

President Trump tore into comedian Bill Maher in a Truth Social post late Saturday.

"I hate seeing Fox, and other Conservative Outlets, constantly making Low Rated Bill Maher 'relevant' as it pertains to the Republican Party, and beyond. Bill Maher is a weak and ineffective person who I got to know very well during my dinner with him at the White House," he wrote. 

Trump referenced California Gov. Gavin Newsom's recent appearance on Maher's HBO show.

"Maher was defenseless, and totally deficient. Either he didn’t have the knowledge, or he choked, because Gavin went on and on about how good California is doing, while it’s doing very poorly, having, by far, the worst year it’s ever had where, for the first time in History, more people are leaving than coming," Trump wrote. 

"Bill Maher started by saying that California was doing poorly, only to have Newscum speak for an extended period of time, and lie about the facts," he added.

Trump named homelessness, the "railway catastrophe" and the "inability to rebuild the 25,000 homes that were destroyed by the fire" as major issues in the state. 

"Fox should stop putting this person on. He’s not representing us. You look weak, stupid, and ineffective, and I hate seeing that. DON’T USE BILL MAHER ANY LONGER AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF YOU! I hate hearing that 'Bill Maher said…' — Bill Maher is a MORON, though slightly more talented than Jimmy Kimmel," he wrote. 

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