Larry David is one of the greatest comedy writers of all time.
But for some reason, he thought this was a comedic slam dunk:
I kid you not, Larry David wrote this. He really went all-in on the worn out "Trump is Hitler" schtick that's now a decade old.
I'll start from the beginning.
I had been a vocal critic of his on the radio from the beginning, pretty much predicting everything he was going to do on the road to dictatorship. No one I knew encouraged me to go. ‘He's Hitler. He's a monster.' But eventually I concluded that hate gets us nowhere. I knew I couldn't change his views, but we need to talk to the other side — even if it has invaded and annexed other countries and committed unspeakable crimes against humanity.
You can see where he's going with this: "Trump is Hitler, and Bill Maher is bad for visiting Hitler."
Earlier this month, Maher was invited by Kid Rock to have dinner with Trump (what a time to be alive) and reported that, shocker, the celebrity real estate mogul who had a cameo in Home Alone 2 isn't, in fact, Hitler 2.0. 🤯
Larry never once mentions Maher, but the message is clear: If you even dare to sit down with the president who won the Electoral College and the popular vote in order to find common ground, you are no better than someone who went soft on Hitler.
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Two weeks later, I found myself on the front steps of the Old Chancellery and was led into an opulent living room, where a few of the Führer's most vocal supporters had gathered: Himmler, Göring, Leni Riefenstahl and the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII. We talked about some of the beautiful art on the walls that had been taken from the homes of Jews. But our conversation ended abruptly when we heard loud footsteps coming down the hallway. Everyone stiffened as Hitler entered the room.
Larry David actually thinks this is how it goes at the White House.
You know, because Trump is Hitler (are you laughing at the joke yet??).
He was wearing a tan suit with a swastika armband and gave me an enthusiastic greeting that caught me off guard. Frankly, it was a warmer greeting than I normally get from my parents, and it was accompanied by a slap on my back. I found the whole thing quite disarming. I joked that I was surprised to see him in a tan suit because if he wore that out, it would be perceived as un-Führer-like. That amused him to no end, and I realized I'd never seen him laugh before. Suddenly he seemed so human. Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I'd seen and heard — the public Hitler. But this private Hitler was a completely different animal. And oddly enough, this one seemed more authentic, like this was the real Hitler. The whole thing had my head spinning.
Larry David really laid the mockery on thick:
But it wasn't just a one-way street, with the Führer dominating the conversation. He was quite inquisitive and asked me a lot of questions about myself. I told him I had just gone through a brutal breakup with my girlfriend because every time I went someplace without her, she was always insistent that I tell her everything I talked about.
(Bill Maher can't ever seem to keep a girlfriend for more than ten seconds.)
I can't stand having to remember every detail of every conversation. Hitler said he could relate — he hated that, too. ‘What am I, a secretary?' He advised me it was best not to have any more contact with her or else I'd be right back where I started and eventually I'd have to go through the whole thing all over again. I said it must be easy for a dictator to go through a breakup. He said, ‘You'd be surprised. There are still feelings.' Hmm … there are still feelings. That really resonated with me. We're not that different, after all. I thought that if only the world could see this side of him, people might have a completely different opinion.
Sad to see such a great comedy writer waste his time like this. TDS is truly a devastating disease.
Two hours later, the dinner was over, and the Führer escorted me to the door. ‘I am so glad to have met you. I hope I'm no longer the monster you thought I was.' ‘I must say, mein Führer, I'm so thankful I came. Although we disagree on many issues, it doesn't mean that we have to hate each other.' And with that, I gave him a Nazi salute and walked out into the night.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is what Larry David considers "comedy" in 2025.
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