Bill Maher pokes fun at Trump for posting about him between war updates: 'This is getting weird'

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Comedian Bill Maher mocked President Donald Trump on the latest episode of 'Real Time with Bill Maher' on Friday, March 6, joking that the president was alternating between posting about an ongoing war and attacking him on social media.

Maher opened his monologue by pointing out the timing of Trump’s posts, noting that the president appeared to shift back and forth between discussing the conflict and criticizing him.

Bill Maher asks 'why post about me?'

Reading through the sequence of messages, Maher said Trump first addressed the war early in the morning before suddenly pivoting to their feud.

“Today, March 6th, at 8.50 am, he tweets about the war,” Maher said. “There will be no deal until we have unconditional surrender. Important statement to be put out.”

But shortly afterward, Maher said Trump’s focus shifted.

“An hour later, eight posts about me. I’m not joking. An hour later,” Maher said, drawing laughter from the audience.

Maher continued describing how Trump appeared to jump between the two topics throughout the morning.

“And then 15 minutes later he said, again back to the war, ‘We are moving thousands of people out of the Middle East to safer places',” Maher said. “Okay, an important message to get out. Then back to me.”

Maher also referenced a headline from Mediaite that attempted to explain the online feud between him and Trump.

“The people at Mediaite wrote a headline that said, ‘Here’s why Trump is raging at Bill Maher in the middle of an actual war,’” Maher said.

“Why? Tell me. This is getting weird. I’m just telling you,” he added. “Thank God I didn’t spend the night.”

He later said “Someone has to help Trump understand I don't suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, he suffers from Bill Maher Derangement Syndrome.”

Maher weighs in on the war

Beyond the feud with Trump, Maher also addressed the broader conflict involving Iran and the United States during his monologue.

“Also this week, war. Did you hear about that thing? We bombed Iran and it’s going on,” Maher told the audience.

The comedian said he was not automatically opposed to the move, though he added that his view could change depending on how the situation develops.

“Now, have you expected me to say I hate it? I don’t. Sorry. When he puts boots on the ground? Yeah, then I’ll hate it,” Maher said.

At the same time, Maher admits seeing 'many happy Iranian-Americans' after strikes against Iran.

Maher argued that many conflicts in the region could be traced back to the Iranian government, describing it as a “fascist theocracy.”

“You cannot name one horrible thing that has happened in the Middle East in the last 50 years and not connect it to this fascist theocracy,” he said.

Maher also noted that public opinion in the United States remains divided over the military action.

Referring to comments by former vice president Kamala Harris, he said many Americans oppose the war but added that public opinion does not always determine the outcome of foreign policy decisions.

“Six out of ten American people don’t want this war,” Maher said. “Okay, it doesn’t mean they’re right. We’ll see.”