President Donald Trump is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) pay him $230 million, which he says would be compensation for past federal investigations of him.
Political comedian Bill Maher mercilessly mocked Trump for the demand on the Friday night, October 24 broadcast of his show "Real Time."
During his opening monologue, Maher told his audience, "Trump is suing America, the country that he's the leader of…. But he didn't go to jail. America is being sued for attempted karma. He's an interesting man. He even said — this is a quote — he said: I'm suing myself….. I'm old enough to remember when America and was so boring and normal."
Maher went on to mock Trump for another controversy: replacing the White House's East Wing with a new ballroom.
"What else is going on?," Maher told the audience. "What else? Oh, he's demolishing the East Wing of the White House..... And he says he won't stop until he finds those Epstein files."
The "Real Time" host continued, "No, no, it's not for that. It's because we're putting in a big ballroom. One of the greatest in the world, he said. Did I mention that the debt has hit $38 trillion?"
Showing an image of the East Wing being demolished, Maher commented, "I'm just going to file this under metaphors that are too obvious."