Bill Maher Mocks Trump's 35% Approval Rating After Truth Social Attack

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 6

Bill Maher used Friday's "Real Time" monologue to answer Donald Trump's "low-ratings" jab by telling viewers, "Yours is 35 percent!"
Trump had attacked Maher on Truth Social earlier in the week as a host with a "fake laughing machine" and claimed a "38-0" run against political and media foes.
Maher turned that second insult into a bit, asking HBO to show the audience before the program cut to stock footage of applause and he joked, "There, that should settle that."
Poll numbers underpinned the punchline: Maher cited 35% approval for Trump, while a Fox News poll put the president's overall approval at 39%.
Maher said he can tell when Trump is in a bad mood because "he starts tweeting about me," tying the latest swipe to reports of Trump's tense call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.