Overview

• Bill Maher criticized Larry David's New York Times satire comparing his dinner with Donald Trump to dining with Adolf Hitler, calling it disrespectful to Holocaust victims.
• Maher emphasized that his private meeting with Trump did not alter his critical stance on the former president and defended the value of engaging with political opponents.
• Larry David's op-ed, titled 'My Dinner With Adolf,' used satire to question the ethics of personal engagement with controversial leaders, though it did not directly equate Trump to Hitler.
• The New York Times deputy opinion editor clarified David's intent, stating the piece was meant to critique the normalization of contentious figures, not to equate Trump with Hitler.
• Maher expressed openness to reconciling with David, reiterating his belief in dialogue over insults and the importance of maintaining historical sensitivity in political discourse.