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Patton Oswalt Says Bill Maher Made A Huge Mistake Trying To "Placate" Trump
Patton Oswalt Says Bill Maher Made A Huge Mistake Trying To “Placate” Trump: “The Minute They Love Him, He Has Zero Respect For Them”
By Michael Haskoor
Comedian Patton Oswalt is weighing in on Bill Maher’s attempts to find common ground with President Donald Trump — and he doesn’t think the strategy was ever going to work.
Appearing on Thursday’s episode of The Dean Obeidallah Show, Oswalt discussed Maher’s now widely talked-about White House dinner with Trump, which the HBO host has continued to reference while defending his willingness to engage with people he disagrees with politically.
Host Dean Obeidallah pointed to Maher as an example of someone who attempted to ease tensions with Trump, only for the president to eventually lash out at him anyway.
“It’s also interesting that the people who try to suck up to Trump or try to make some amends at some point, it doesn’t work out,” said Obeidallah. “Look at Bill Maher. I know you know, Bill, you know he goes to have dinner with him.”
https://decider.com/2026/05/23/patton-oswalt-bill-maher-made-huge-mistake-placate-trump-zero-respect/
By Michael Haskoor
Comedian Patton Oswalt is weighing in on Bill Maher’s attempts to find common ground with President Donald Trump — and he doesn’t think the strategy was ever going to work.
Appearing on Thursday’s episode of The Dean Obeidallah Show, Oswalt discussed Maher’s now widely talked-about White House dinner with Trump, which the HBO host has continued to reference while defending his willingness to engage with people he disagrees with politically.
Host Dean Obeidallah pointed to Maher as an example of someone who attempted to ease tensions with Trump, only for the president to eventually lash out at him anyway.
“It’s also interesting that the people who try to suck up to Trump or try to make some amends at some point, it doesn’t work out,” said Obeidallah. “Look at Bill Maher. I know you know, Bill, you know he goes to have dinner with him.”
https://decider.com/2026/05/23/patton-oswalt-bill-maher-made-huge-mistake-placate-trump-zero-respect/