President Donald Trump lashed out at Bill Maher in a 1,300-word Truth Social post on Sunday after tuning into Maher’s late-night show on HBO. “Let’s talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher,” Trump wrote at the top of the post, a few days after the pair’s second dinner together at the White House. […]
Trump Calls Bill Maher a ‘Complete and Total Loser,’ Tells Him ‘Don’t Call Anymore’ in Lengthy Truth Social Post

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