{"id":2423608,"date":"2025-04-15T07:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-shouldnt-be-praised-for-finally-realizing-trump-isnt-hitler\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T07:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T11:05:07","slug":"maher-shouldnt-be-praised-for-finally-realizing-trump-isnt-hitler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maher-shouldnt-be-praised-for-finally-realizing-trump-isnt-hitler\/","title":{"rendered":"Maher Shouldn&#8217;t Be Praised For Finally Realizing Trump Isn\u2019t Hitler"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaher-shouldnt-be-praised-for-finally-realizing-trump-isnt-hitler%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423608&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses comedian Bill Maher\u2019s recent revelation during his April 11 monologue, in which he admitted to mistakenly portraying Donald Trump as a significant villain akin to Hitler over the past decade. This realization came after a private dinner with Trump at the White House, where Maher noted Trump\u2019s humanity, kindness, and willingness to engage in genuine conversation, contrasting him with other political figures. Maher previously made strong negative associations between trump and historical dictators, contributing to a larger narrative among critics. The author, Brianna Lyman, argues that Maher&#8217;s late understanding underscores the misleading portrayal of Trump by the media and public figures alike. She asserts that Maher&#8217;s change in perspective reflects a broader misjudgment by those who followed the mainstream narrative against Trump, and concludes that manny Americans had already recognized Trump&#8217;s humanity without needing such a personal interaction.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/billmaher\/status\/1910900483709096262\">  Bill Maher\/ X <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/bill-maher-shouldnt-be-applauded-for-taking-10-years-to-realize-trump-isnt-literally-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Bill%20Maher%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t%20Be%20Applauded%20For%20Taking%2010%20Years%20To%20Realize%20Trump%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20%E2%80%98Literally%20Hitler%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/bill-maher-shouldnt-be-applauded-for-taking-10-years-to-realize-trump-isnt-literally-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Bill%20Maher%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t%20Be%20Applauded%20For%20Taking%2010%20Years%20To%20Realize%20Trump%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20%E2%80%98Literally%20Hitler%E2%80%99&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/bill-maher-shouldnt-be-applauded-for-taking-10-years-to-realize-trump-isnt-literally-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/bill-maher-shouldnt-be-applauded-for-taking-10-years-to-realize-trump-isnt-literally-hitler\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Bill%20Maher%20Shouldn%E2%80%99t%20Be%20Applauded%20For%20Taking%2010%20Years%20To%20Realize%20Trump%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20%E2%80%98Literally%20Hitler%E2%80%99&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/04\/15\/bill-maher-shouldnt-be-applauded-for-taking-10-years-to-realize-trump-isnt-literally-hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It only took ten years, endless smug commentary, and a private dinner for comedian Bill Maher to finally discover the obvious: President Donald Trump is not the cartoon villain the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">left-wing media &#038;mdash<\/a>; and Maher himself &mdash; have breathlessly painted him as. <\/p>\n<p>Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2025\/04\/12\/bill-maher-donald-trump-full-monologue\/83055277007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed<\/a> his big epiphany during his April 11 monologue, raving about a March 31 dinner he had with Trump at the White House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-579192581\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Just for starters, [Trump] laughs! I&rsquo;ve never seen him laugh in public. But he does, including at himself. And it&rsquo;s not fake,&rdquo; Maher said, discovering Trump is, in fact, human. &ldquo;Everything I&rsquo;ve ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent, at least on this night with <em>this<\/em> guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maher continued: &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve had so many conversations with prominent people who are much less connected, people who don&rsquo;t look you in the eye, people who really don&rsquo;t listen because they just want to get to their next thing. &hellip; None of that with [Trump].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never felt I had to walk on eggshells around him, and honestly? I voted for Clinton and Obama but I would never <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-outraged-4th-5th-graders-asked-to-join-queer-club-without-their-consent\/\" title=\"Parents Outraged: 4th-5th Graders Asked to Join Queer Club Without Their Consent\">feel comfortable talking<\/a> to them the way I was able to talk with Donald Trump,&rdquo; he continued, adding he feels that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s emblematic of why the Democrats are so unpopular these days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>No, Bill. The meeting was emblematic of why people like yourself are so unpopular. <\/p>\n<p>Maher&rsquo;s opening monologue could have been cut down to a few simple words: I stupidly bought into &mdash; and peddled &mdash; the lies and smears about Donald Trump for years, and I realize I was wrong and had no idea what I was talking about.<\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s not forget it was Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/bill-maher-trump-a-little-hitler-adjacent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">who also took part<\/a> in the &ldquo;Hitler&rdquo; hysteria that has engulfed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-county-that-voted-for-biden-to-lose-100-million-over-mlb-relocating-game-after-biden-remarks-report\/\" title=\"Georgia County That Voted For Biden To Lose 0+ Million Over MLB Relocating Game After Biden Remarks: Report\">propaganda press<\/a> for nearly a decade. Maher called Trump &ldquo;Hitler-adjacent&rdquo; in 2015 and reiterated this sentiment again when discussing Trump&rsquo;s rhetoric toward China: &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the way Hitler talked about the Jews.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Three years later, Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/bill-maher-president-donald-trump-hitler-benito-mussolini-886270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that Trump would praise dictators like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini as &ldquo;strong leaders.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leading up to the 2024 presidential election, Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/bill-maher-megyn-kelly-clash-143808859.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>: &ldquo;Somehow the world seems to be dividing between the &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-creates-a-chart-to-help-cnn-libs-understand-the-truth-about-daniel-penny-and-the-ceo-murder-suspect\/\" title=\"Scott Jennings Creates a Chart to Help CNN Libs Understand the Truth About Daniel Penny and the CEO Murder Suspect\">good guy&#038;rsquo<\/a>; countries &mdash; the democratic countries &mdash; and these autocracies. And, if [Trump] gets in, we&rsquo;re gonna be on the wrong side of this one.&rdquo; Maher, during the segment with Megyn Kelly, later said that Trump &ldquo;tried to do dictatorial, fascist things and he was stopped&rdquo; during his first term. <\/p>\n<p>Maher peddled and ate the propaganda that made a caricature out of Trump. It was character assassination to say the least.  But surely if <em>any<\/em> of it were true, a single dinner wouldn&rsquo;t have been enough to dispel all the notions &mdash; and yet, it was. <\/p>\n<p>Why? Because it turns out, as always, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-debate-disaster-demonstrates-how-far-media-will-go-to-keep-dems-in-power\/\" title=\"Fetterman Debate Disaster Demonstrates How Far ... Will Go to Keep Dems in Power\">left-wing propaganda press<\/a> was lying with the purpose of ginning up opposition to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>So, congratulations, Bill. Welcome to the realization 77 million Americans already had without needing a filet mignon with the president to figure out.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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