Joe Concha sees Trump meeting with Bill Maher as ‘beyond smart’

Published March 31, 2025 10:33am ET



Washington Examiner senior writer Joe Concha praised President Donald Trump for deciding to host “the reasonable voice” of the Democratic Party, Bill Maher, at the White House.

Trump invited the late-night talk show host to dinner at the presidential residence for an undisclosed date long after Maher’s stark criticisms of the president began. Maher publicly mused about quitting HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher because he was too overwhelmed to cover the president for a second term.

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