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Bill Maher Uses 'Real Time' Finale to Rebuke Larry David and Defend Trump Dinner

He argues engagement is more effective than boycotts after Larry David’s April satire of his March White House visit.

Overview

  • On the November 21 season finale of Real Time, Maher criticized Larry David’s New York Times op-ed “My Dinner With Adolf” targeting his March dinner with President Trump.
  • Maher said Hitler analogies are insulting and contended that invoking Nazis to describe Trump causes critics to lose the argument.
  • Framing the president as a relationship-driven “people guy,” Maher urged more direct contact over isolation, saying shunning only ensures Trump is surrounded by loyalists.
  • Maher asserted that Trump has been the most supportive U.S. president for Israel and Jews, presenting that claim as part of his rationale for engagement.
  • He jabbed David for declining past invitations to appear on his show and, as of the latest coverage, no new response from David was reported.