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The speaker had a four-hour dinner with Donald Trump at the White House last week.

Posted by Real Time with Bill Maher, Checked

Polygraph verdictMixed
Sources
1 contradict7 support
Said
1 time·
Confidence
60%
Real Time with Bill MaherOct 24, 2026
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The sources confirm Maher dined with Trump at the White House on October 15, about a week before the post, so the dinner and its timing fit. The four-hour length is disputed: Maher described it as four hours, while Trump wrote that it 'lasted two hours, maybe less' and said 'We have the timestamps.'

What was said

… Um, it's just a little odd that Trump keeps gushing about men's bodies and how handsome they are, and their jaw lines, and their asses, their physiques. I'm a little hurt. I was there for dinner for four hours last week. Not a pain, nothing. Yeah, I did it again, bitches. I know I'm the bad guy because I go and say face to face to the man the things you write in articles that he'll never read, but okay, I, you know what? Fuck you. I like these dinners. …
Real Time with Bill Maher · · from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Contradicts. Trump disputed the four-hour length in a Truth Social post, writing that the dinner 'didn't last four hours, it lasted two hours, maybe less' and citing timestamps.[1]

Supports. Multiple outlets report that Maher dined with Trump, Kid Rock and Stephen A. Smith at the White House on October 15, 2026, which falls in the week before the October 24 post.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Supports. Maher himself described the visit as lasting four hours, and the claim repeats that account.[1][6][8]

Context. The 'four hours' figure rests on Maher's own account and is contested by the other party to the dinner, so the duration cannot be settled from these sources.[1][6]

Sources

8 sources: 8 not rated

  1. 1Donald Trump Ends Bill Maher Truce With His Longest Truth Social Tirade Yet as He Labels Comedian a 'Complete and Total Loser'okmagazine.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
  2. 2Bill Maher breaks silence on Trump's 1,300-word rant against himrmb.reuters.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  3. 3Donald Trump slams Bill Maher again after second ... - USA Todayusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Bill Maher breaks silence on Trump's 1300-word rant ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  5. 5Bill Maher says Trump is 'lame duck' hours after president ...independent.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports
  6. 6Trump Rips Bill Maher in Record-Length Post After 'Real ...latenighter.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  7. 7'Eating with Trump is like dating Taylor Swift': Bill Maher fires back at president over 1,300-word ranthindustantimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  8. 8Donald Trump Attacks Bill Maher in Scathing, 1,318-Word Social Media Post: 'Complete and Total Loser'hollywoodreporter.com · not rated · cited for: supports

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