Bill Maher, host of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, has threatened to quit after Trump’s re-election.
The comedian has hosted the show since 2023.
Saying he felt exhausted by the prospect of having to cover the Trump Presidency for another four years, Maher said :
“The show is the politics. There is no other thing. And he’s going to dominate the news like he always does.”
“I mean I may quit,” said Maher.
“I don’t want to do another… I did Trump. I did all the Trump stuff before anybody. I called him a con man before anybody. I did, ‘He’s a mafia boss.’ I was the one who said he wasn’t going to concede the election. I’ve done it. I’ve seen this f***ing…”
For his part, Trump has regularly slammed the host on social media:
In one post, Trump described Maher as a “befuddled, mess, sloppy and tired” and added: “And every conversation, with B and C list guests, seems to start with, or revert back to ME!”