India, April 27 -- Bill Maher blasted Donald Trump for "flirting with authoritarianism" just weeks after having a friendly dinner with the US President at the White House. The comedian cited his dinner with Trump, which happened in March, as proof that he can be fair-minded.

"Trump is the only president when you're relieved when he doesn't keep his campaign promises," Maher said on his Real Time with Bill Maher show.

Maher pointed out how Trump joked that he won't be a dictator "except on Day One," and talked about his machinations about serving a third term as president even though the 22nd Amendment stops him from running again. "That's the problem with dictator jokes. They don't stay jokes. And flirting with authoritarianism doesn't ...