Trump claims Bill Maher was ‘so scared’ at Oval Office meeting that he asked, ‘Can I have a drink?’

CultureTV & RadioNewsTrump claims Bill Maher was ‘so scared’ at Oval Office meeting that he asked, ‘Can I have a drink?’President took issue with Maher’s recent interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom Tom Murray Sunday 03 May 2026 13:50 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969705","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/trump-bill-maher-gavin-newsom-interview-b2969705.html","title":"Trump calls Bill Maher ‘pathetic’ for being ‘so scared’ at Oval Office meeting"}}CloseBill Maher is not convinced by the Artemis II mission: ‘Let’s fix the ****show on Earth’Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Email*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Culture_Newsletter_CDP","regTitle":"IndependentCulture","subscriptionGroup":"independentculture","subscriptionGroupId":"d4b68566-42cf-41ed-90be-0c5124c8d59c","type":"culture","pathPrefix":"/arts-entertainment","title":"Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email","mobileTitle":"Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter\n","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/indyArts1_1.png","description":"The best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every week","label":"I would like to receive entertainment & arts news and reviews, every week by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyArt...