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Trump has ‘great dinner’ and tours White House ballroom with ‘smart people’ Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith

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Trump has 'great dinner' with onetime critics.

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  1. MLive

    Kid Rock details his dinner at the White House with Trump and two Democrats (opens MLive)

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    Rock revealed on "FOX & Friends" on the one thing all four of them actually agreed on during last night's dinner.

  2. Deadline

    Donald Trump On Dinner With Bill Maher: “He Likes Me A Lot More Than People Understand, And I Actually Like Him” (opens Deadline)

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    Donald Trump is once again praising Bill Maher following a dinner he had at the White House with the HBO host along with Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock. “It was a great dinner, it was a very informative dinner,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “Smart people. Stephen A. is great. Bill Maher — I […]

  3. Fox News

    Trump hosted a dinner with – wait for it – Stephen A Smith, Kid Rock and Bill Maher (opens Fox News)

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    Trump hosted Kid Rock, Bill Maher, and Stephen A. Smith for a dinner that Kid Rock called "epic" during his "Fox & Friends" appearance Friday.

  4. New York Post

    Trump has ‘great dinner’ and tours White House ballroom with ‘smart people’ Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith (opens New York Post)

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    Trump has 'great dinner' with onetime critics.

  5. Fox News

    Kid Rock details sit-down with Trump, Stephen A Smith and Bill Maher (opens Fox News)

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    Kid Rock revealed details from an "epic" White House dinner with President Donald Trump, Bill Maher and Stephen A. Smith where socialism and HBCUs took center stage.

  6. New York Post

    Kid Rock details ‘epic’ dinner with Trump, Stephen A. Smith and Bill Maher (opens New York Post)

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    "Two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread, have laughs."

  7. Townhall

  8. BizPac Review

    Trump dines with Kid Rock, Bill Maher, and Stephen A. Smith and they all agreed on ONE thing (opens BizPac Review)

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    Figures of disparate views met for an “epic” dinner at the White House and agreed on one critical point bound to upset leftist politicians — especially in […]

  9. Fox News

    Trump spills details of dinner with Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock at the White House (opens Fox News)

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    Trump says Bill Maher, Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock joined him for a White House dinner, claiming even his critics "like Trump" in private.

  10. Objectivist

    Stephen A. Smith Spills the Beans on Meeting with Trump, Bill Maher and Kid Rock [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Smith says Trump was defiant but willing to address every topic as the four-hour White House meeting turned to inflation, debt, trade and economic concerns affecting Black Americans.

  11. HuffPost

    Stephen A. Smith Shares Biggest Surprise About Dinner With Trump: 'It Was Shocking' (opens HuffPost)

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    The ESPN commentator dined at the White House on Thursday with President Donald Trump, singer Kid Rock and “Real Time” host Bill Maher.

  12. The Daily Caller

    ‘It Was Epic’: Kid Rock Discusses Trump Dinner With Stephen A. Smith, Bill Maher (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘Two Democrats, two Republicans sit down, break bread’

  13. The Hill

    Stephen A. Smith calls dinner with Trump, Bill Maher, Kid Rock 'shocking' (opens The Hill)

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    Commentator Stephen A. Smith said he was shocked President Trump hosted him, left-leaning comedian Bill Maher and conservative country star Kid Rock at the White House earlier this week, adding the White House gathering lasted more than four hours. “It was shocking.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Stephen A. Smith recounts four-hour White House dinner with Trump and Bill Maher: ‘Wouldn’t let us leave’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sports pundit and political commentator Stephen A. Smith recounted what he said was a four-hour dinner with comedian Bill Maher and President Donald Trump, hosted at the White House on Thursday night. “Essentially, it amounted to what I consider to be a very substantive evening,” Smith said.

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