Overview

• Larry David’s New York Times satire, 'My Dinner with Adolf,' parodies Bill Maher’s description of Donald Trump as 'gracious and measured' following their private dinner.
• David’s essay uses a fictional Hitler dinner to argue that private charm does not reflect true character, a point Maher himself later acknowledged on his show.
• Maher strongly rebuked David’s Hitler analogy, calling it 'insulting to six million dead Jews' and dismissing such comparisons as losing the argument.
• Critics, including James Carville and Josh Rogin, accused Maher of legitimizing Trump’s image by participating in what they view as a public relations effort.
• Maher revealed Trump privately admitted losing the 2020 election, a detail critics argue does little to counteract Trump’s ongoing public denial and political rhetoric.