Larry David penned a satirical essay in The New York Times titled "My Dinner With Adolf," implicitly criticizing Bill Maher's meeting with Donald Trump. The essay depicts a fictional dinner with Hitler, mirroring Maher's experience.
David's essay parallels Maher's account of his dinner with Trump. Both involve a prior vocal criticism of the respective figures, followed by a meeting that led to unexpected impressions. David writes that he found Hitler "quite disarming", echoing Maher's remarks about Trump being "gracious and measured".
The essay serves as a pointed critique of Maher's interaction with Trump. The comparison between Hitler and Trump is not explicit, but serves to highlight the potential dangers of normalizing harmful figures.
The essay concludes with a scene where David gives Hitler a Nazi salute, further emphasizing the absurdity and concern surrounding the potential normalization of dangerous ideologies or individuals.