Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher recounted his falling out with Larry David on Monday after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House for a dinner last year.In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Maher discussed how David was "so outraged" by his meeting with Trump that he penned an essay in The New York Times titled, "My Dinner With Adolf," adding that the two men’s relationship had yet to recover.Jerry Seinfeld also reportedly weighed in, adding both Maher and David "both got kind of bugged out," following the White House dinner, which was organized by Kid Rock.PATTON OSWALT SAYS BILL MAHER WAS WRONG TO TRY TO 'PLACATE' TRUMP, ARGUES IT ALWAYS BACKFIRES"Real Time" host and comedian Bill Maher recently claimed that President Donald Trump feels "betrayed" by him after they continued to feud following their cordial dinner in 2025.(Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)Maher initially viewed his meeting with Trump as an attempt to infiltrate the president’s inner circle."It’s an administration of ‘people are saying,’" Maher told NYT Magazine.
"If that’s how the president gets his information, then be one of the people saying things."However, just 12 days after the meeting with Trump, Maher appeared on his HBO show "Real Time" to offer words of praise for the president — a move that shocked his personal friends.BILL MAHER ADMITS HE ENJOYS WATCHING TRUMP GET COMBATIVE WITH JOURNALISTS IN TENSE INTERVIEWSBill Maher and Larry David reportedly had a falling out after Maher met with President Donald Trump at the White House for dinner last year.(Araya Doheny/Getty Images for HBO)Maher told viewers Trump was both "gracious and measured," while adding the president was more down-to-earth in private than the "crazy person" he seems to be in public.However, Maher added that "it doesn’t matter who he is in a private dinner with a comedian — it matters who he is on the world stage."His generous description of Trump reportedly ruffl...