Larry David Whines About Bill Maher Giving Donald Trump A Chance With Trite ‘Hitler’ Comparison—
Larry David can’t stand the fact that Bill Maher didn’t hate Donald Trump after they had dinner together.
The 77-year-old “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator wrote an opinion piece attacking Maher for being open-minded, repeating the tired trope throughout the piece that Trump is Hitler.
ThesatiricalessaybasedonMaher’sremarks,titled“MyDinnerWithAdolf,”waspublishedbyTheNewYorkTimesonMonday.
“Ihadbeenavocalcriticofhisontheradiofromthebeginning,prettymuchpredictingeverythinghewasgoingtodoontheroadtodictatorship,”Davidwrote,pretendingtotellthestoryfromMaher’sperspective.“ButeventuallyIconcludedthathategetsusnowhere.IknewIcouldn’tchangehisviews,butweneedtotalktotheotherside.”
Davidwenton,“IjokedthatIwassurprisedtoseehiminatansuitbecauseifheworethatout,itwouldbeperceivedasun-Führer-like.Thatamusedhimtonoend,andIrealizedI’dneverseenhimlaughbefore.Suddenlyheseemedsohuman.HereIwas,preparedtomeetHitler,theoneI’dseenan