Last week, President Donald Trump made a head-scratching claim on social media that a trade deal between Canada and China would somehow result in China “terminating” ice hockey in Canada and “eliminating” the Stanley Cup. Now, in yet another lengthy and rambling social media post, he’s insisting the whole thing was just a joke, and he went after Bill Maher for poking fun at him.
On Feb. 14, Trump fired off a nearly 500-word rant on Truth Social aimed at Maher.
“Sometimes in life you waste time! T.V. Host Bill Maher asked to have dinner with me through one of his friends, also a friend of mine, and I agreed. He came into the famed Oval Office much different than I thought he would be. He was extremely nervous, had ZERO confidence in himself and, to soothe his nerves, immediately, within seconds, asked for a ‘Vodka Tonic.’ He said to me, ‘I’ve never felt like this before, I’m actually scared.’ In one respect, it was somewhat endearing! Anyway, we had a great dinner, it was quick, easy, and he seemed to be a nice guy and, for his first show after our dinner, he was very respectful about our meeting — But with everything I have done in bringing our Country back from ‘OBLIVION,’ why wouldn’t he be?” Trump wrote in the first part of his post.
He then pivoted to venting about Maher’s ongoing criticism since their White House meeting.
“But then I noticed his show started to devolve into the same old story – Very boring, ANTI TRUMP, no mention of the PERFECT Border, Lowest Crime in 125 years, the Mass Removal of Stone Cold Criminals, the 50,000 DOW, the 7,000 S&P (Both Highest Ever!), Least Number of Murders since 1900, Venezuela, ‘Midnight Hammer,’ Soleimani DEAD, al-Baghdadi DEAD, Lowest Inflation in YEARS (1.2% for last three months!), the Rebuilding of our Military, Eight War Stoppages, and on, and on, and on!” Trump continued.
The real sore spot appears to be Maher mocking Trump for his claim that China would “terminate” ice hockey in Canada and “eliminate” the Stanley Cup.
“In any event, it was a total waste of time for me to have this jerk at the White House and last night, after explaining what a DISASTER Canadian ‘Leaders’ are to deal with, how Canada has ‘ripped off’ the United States for years on TRADE (But not anymore!), jokingly stated in a TRUTH that, ‘The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.’ Well, he went on and on about the Hockey statement, like ‘What kind of a person would say such a foolish thing as this,’ as though I were being serious when I said it. Fortunately, his Television Ratings are so low that nobody will learn about his various Fake News statements about me. He is no different than Kimmel, Fallon, or Colbert but, I must admit, slightly more talented!” Trump said.
“Anyway, Bill Maher is a highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT, and Republicans should stop using him to show how the Left is coming over our way – Our Base, the Greatest of All Time, laughs at your weakness when you do it! Maher asked me if he could come back to the White House again and, with his friend, also asked to come to the wonderful White House Christmas Party, but he didn’t. Regardless, I’d much rather spend my time MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN than wasting it on him. Bill continues to suffer from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS!), and there is nothing that will ever be done to cure him of this very serious disease. Thank you for your attention to this minor matter! President DJT,” he continued.
Needless to say, this insane post from Trump sparked a lot of reactions on social media.
“Why does President Trump always post like a spurned girlfriend?” one person wrote in a post on X.
“This reads as a scorned woman. Like Trump thought they had a good dinner, but Maher betrayed him by talking shit again. He had to know this would happen. These guys get ratings based on how much they bash Trump,” someone else wrote.
“It’s time to take Grandpa to the nursing home,” another person added.
“I think Trump has Maher Derangement Syndrome,” someone else joked.
“I recommend that no one listens to or reads one word this man utters. It’s just gonna be blatant, self serving lies, and it’s going to anger and depress anyone with intelligence, empathy and a true respect for American democracy and the Constitution,” another person wrote.
It’s safe to say Trump’s got some feelings about this one.
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