Today, Larry David penned a biting satirical piece for the New York Times titled “My Dinner With Hitler.”
“In the end, I realized that hatred leads us nowhere,” David reflects on his imaginary encounter with Hitler. “I was aware that changing his beliefs was unlikely, but dialogue with those we disagree with remains crucial.”
Does this ring a bell?
Just a few weeks earlier, Bill Maher, who is admired by David as noted by the Times, had dinner with Donald Trump at the White House.
Maher later discussed this meeting on his show Real Time, stating, “I don’t lead anything, except maybe a group of centrists who believe in finding a better way to govern our country than by constantly being at each other’s throats.”
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During the conversation, Maher shared that he made a joke that surprisingly got Trump to laugh, something he hadn’t witnessed before. He also commented, “A lunatic doesn’t live in the White House. It’s a person who often plays a lunatic on TV, which is crazy but not as crazy as I originally thought.”
David humorously noted, “I was taken aback to see him in a tan suit. I joked that wearing it out would make him look less like a dictator, which he found extremely amusing. It was the first time I’d seen him laugh. Suddenly, he appeared very human. I had braced myself to meet the Hitler I had seen in public. But this private version was a totally different person. Strangely, he felt more genuine, like I was seeing the real Hitler for the first time.”
Patrick Healy, Times Deputy Opinion Editor, mentioned in a separate article that David’s piece was submitted without solicitation. He emphasized that the Times Opinion section maintains stringent standards for satire, particularly when modern issues are analogized through references to Hitler.”
Healy clarified, “Larry’s article doesn’t compare Trump to Hitler. It’s about recognizing people for who they truly are without losing that perspective.”
He further argued that David, “by setting his own provocative scene, suggests that anyone can seem human during a brief dinner or private encounter, but this does not ultimately define their capabilities or actions.”
You can find the full essay here and watch Maher’s recount of his dinner with Trump below.
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