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Trump calls Bill Maher a 'TOTAL LOSER' in 1,300-word Truth Social rant

Maher had just interviewed former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt when the president posted his Sunday-night attack, which also targeted HBO; the longest review Maher may ever get.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on The Midday Show
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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPresident Trump wrote a 1,300-word post on Truth Social Sunday night calling Bill Maher a "complete and total loser," after Maher interviewed former press secretary Karoline Leavitt, The Guardian reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWorld leaders are scoffing at reports that Trump is weighing Viktor Orbán for United Nations secretary general.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPoland's Donald Tusk called the idea "funny," noting Orbán was a candidate for European Commission president just a moment ago.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd in primetime today, the Cowboys visit the Eagles. Both are two and four, and Dallas is a four-and-a-half-point road favorite.

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  1. UN advisors: 96% of shallow coral reefs face collapse by 2075 · The Guardian
  2. Officials see little chance of a Trump-Kim meeting this year · New York Post
  3. Maher fires back at critics over second Trump dinner · New York Post
  4. Trump's Minaj remark, Maher feud, inflation and Machado's return · Metro.co.uk
  5. Trump: Maher a 'coward who is afraid to tell the truth' · The Hill
  6. Trump calls Bill Maher a 'TOTAL LOSER' in 1,300-word Truth Social rant (this story)

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