Maher instructed viewers he did not initially notice simply how upset the president had grow to be.
“I discovered this out final week. Oh, boy, did I discover it out!” he mentioned, in response to Mediaite. “It’s important to know when he is joking, and it isn’t that simple.”
The comic argued that distinguishing Trump’s humor from his coverage rhetoric has grow to be more and more troublesome.
“This week, for instance, he was speaking about Melania’s film, which truly did higher than individuals thought. And he mentioned, you already know, she’s going to be an enormous film star. And there is not room in a single household for 2 stars. Joke. Joke, OK, {that a} joke! I feel that is it. As a result of now…” he joked.
Maher continued, “See now, as a result of now it is our job to inform that are the jokes and that are issues which can be simply a part of his typically bats— agenda, OK? Now we have to know this. And I did not know.”
In response to Maher, he awakened the subsequent morning to what he described as a livid submit from Trump.
“See, I awakened Saturday morning to a blistering social media textual content from him. Went on and on. Valentine’s Day, by the way in which,” he mentioned.
Maher claimed Trump was notably irritated over a joke involving Canada and hockey.
“He was very mad at me as a result of I did not get his joke about how China is gonna make Canada quit hockey. You realize, I feel we will need to workshop that one for some time,” he added.
Trump’s rant additionally revisited their dinner collectively, with the president allegedly dismissing the assembly altogether.
“So he went off on me and mentioned, you already know, the dinner we had was a waste of time,” Maher recalled. “Effectively, I did not suppose it was.”
Maher mentioned Trump referred to as him a “jerk,” mocked his scores, labeled him a “light-weight,” and accused him of getting “Trump derangement syndrome.”
“However I by no means stopped criticizing him. I by no means mentioned I’d,” Maher insisted.
Then he delivered one of many night time’s most biting comparisons.
“And I understand how girls really feel now. A man buys you dinner after which expects you to place out. OK? I am not that man,” he shared.
Maher additionally disputed Trump’s model of how the dinner performed out.
“And plenty of different stuff he mentioned that wasn’t actually true, that, you already know, I instantly requested for a drink. OK, ‘he instantly wished a vodka,'” Maher mentioned.
He clarified the element: “OK, it was a margarita. It was not a vodka, and it wasn’t instantly. I had a drink earlier than dinner, as individuals do.”
Maher additional rejected Trump’s declare that he appeared intimidated.
“He mentioned, I used to be nervous and scared, no confidence. Bulls—!”
The host famous that he has confronted backlash from either side over his commentary about Trump: “It is so humorous, as a result of I received a lot s— from the left for reporting actually that, in particular person, he was very totally different, very good, very gracious. After which he says, no, he was scared. I am just like the Democrats with an election. I simply can’t win!”
Earlier than wrapping up, Maher promised viewers he isn’t accomplished responding.
“OK, we’re off subsequent week. The subsequent week our present, I feel March sixth, we come again. I’ll deal with this on the finish. His complete lengthy screed. Sure, and show that I haven’t got Trump derangement syndrome,” he promised.