Bill Maher threatens to quit HBO talk show due to Donald Trump

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bill Maher has suggested he could quit his HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher after the re-election of Donald Trump. I’ve seen this f***ing.” Fonda then interjected to ask: “Well then how come he’s so hostile to Jimmy Kimmel and not to you?” Bill Maher has consistently voiced his criticism of President-elect Donald Trump Maher responded: “He’s very hostile to me. And he’s going to dominate the news like he always does.” In September, Trump attacked Maher in a post on Truth Social, writing: “The ratings challenged Bill Maher, on his increasingly boring show on HBO, is really having a hard time coping with TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.” The President-elect went on to describe 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!” After the presidential election in November, Maher had some harsh words for Democrats shocked that Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris. In a statement at the time, Maher said: “Two more years in the dream job of a lifetime, on the network so many dream of being on — I think that’s what we call a no-brainer.”