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Maher Praises Trump's Humility and Keeps an Eye on the Dinner Invitation
· New York time
Bill Maher praised President Donald Trump's response to Democratic victories as “amazingly humble” on HBO's Real Time and joked that he might get to attend another White House dinner. Deadline reports that Maher characterized Trump as a good sport after the election results. The dinner guest managed to turn a political assessment into a possible reservation. Maher's comment came on the Friday episode of his show, after Democrats celebrated what Deadline calls a historic victory. The comedian's relationship with Trump has supplied material around their White House dinner, making another invitation a convenient subject for a joke. In a political television landscape that thrives on confrontation, praise can attract attention too, particularly when the person offering it has a seat at the table to consider. The remark is Maher's characterization, not an independent verdict on the president's conduct. Its comic structure depends on the audience hearing both the compliment and the possibility of another meal. The host gets to sound generous while reminding viewers that access to the White House has its social rewards. Political comedy often features a guest list as well as a point of view. Here the guest list became part of the point of view. Maher can call the response humble and still leave room for the oldest Washington question: whether the invitation will arrive again.
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