Bill Maher has responded to Donald Trump’s historic 1,300-word Truth Social rant , escalating their feud.

The recent tension began after Maher, 70, dined with Trump, Kid Rock and ESPN host Stephen A. Smith at the White House on October 15. The late night HBO host then had Trump’s former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on the October 23 episode of his show, Real Time with Bill Maher , during which Maher poked at Trump on various topics.

Trump then launched a Truth Social rant in response.

On Monday’s episode of the HBO host’s Club Random podcast with filmmaker Justine Bateman — recorded prior to Trump’s lengthy social media post — Maher downplayed Trump’s significance . But during Friday night’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher , the late-night host came out swinging in his first real response to the Truth Social post.

“Did you see the 1,300-word [Truth Social post] he sent out? Longest ever! Kind of a flex,” Maher said during his monologue.…