President Donald Trump hosted an unexpected celebrity dinner at the White House Thursday night, bringing together a comedian, a prominent sports commentator and a country music star.Speaking with reporters as he departed the White House on Friday, Trump revealed he dined with comedian Bill Maher, sports commentator Stephen A.Smith and musician Kid Rock Thursday night, according to C-SPAN."The dinner last night with Kid Rock and Stephen A.
[Smith] and Bill Maher was great," Trump told reporters."I think they had a good time." The president said that Maher "likes me a lot more than people understand."TRUMP HOSTED A DINNER WITH – WAIT FOR IT – STEPHEN A SMITH, KID ROCK AND BILL MAHERBill Maher attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif.
(FilmMagic via Getty Images)While Trump did not reveal the specific topics discussed at the meal, he suggested that the four men enjoyed their time together despite Maher's frequent criticism of the president."We talked about everything.It lasted a long time." he said.BILL MAHER ADMITS HE ENJOYS WATCHING TRUMP GET COMBATIVE WITH JOURNALISTS IN TENSE INTERVIEWSMusician Kid Rock arrives to speak during a rally with President Donald Trump at F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, Tenn., on Oct.
10, 2026.(Getty Images)The president then went on to praise Kid Rock, Maher and Smith, while also revealing additional details of their evening at the White House."And I actually liked them," he continued.
"We had a great time.We even took a little tour of the ballroom.
We took a — we went inside the ballroom with beams that are being put up over our heads.But it was a great dinner.
It was a very informative dinner.Smart people.
Stephen A.is great," he said.BILL MAHER CREDITS TRUMP’S ‘KICK-A--’ CRIME APPROACH AS VIOLENT OFFENSES FALL ACROSS AMERICAStephen A.
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