In a recent episode of "Real Time," host Bill Maher urged the public to cease drawing parallels between President Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler, particularly in the wake of the tragic assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk.
Maher cautioned that such comparisons could dangerously legitimize acts of violence, such as assassinations.
As reported by Fox News, Maher referenced an incident during Trump's visit to Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab in Washington, D.C., where left-wing demonstrators chanted, "Free D.C.! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!" Maher expressed his disapproval, stating, "This s--- has to stop too. He went out to dinner I wouldn't have done that in Washington D.C., OK. And people started to gather around him, and they were chanting,
'You're the Hitler of our time.'" He further emphasized that such extreme rhetoric only serves to fuel political violence. "OK, first of all, a--holes, he's not Hitler, OK, an insult to everybody in the Holocaust to begin with. Second of all, calling somebody Hitler makes it a lot easier to justify things like assassinations," Maher warned. "Let's put a s---load of that away, shall we?"
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, occurred during a campus event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while addressing a large audience under a white pop-up tent. Despite being rushed to the hospital, he was pronounced dead on Wednesday afternoon. Authorities have identified Tyler Robinson, 22, as the suspect, who was apprehended on Friday.
During the show, Maher also delved into the suspect's background and the disturbing messages found on the bullet casings associated with the rifle believed to have been used in the murder. "It's a new wrinkle now, the assassins are writing on the bullets it's not the first time," Maher noted. Federal investigators revealed that the ammunition was inscribed with anti-fascist messages, potentially indicating the suspect's motive.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox confirmed these findings at a news conference, revealing that inscriptions were discovered on casings found with a bolt-action rifle near the Utah Valley University campus. Among the messages were "Hey fascist, catch!" and "Bella Ciao," the latter referencing the anti-fascist movement in Italy during Mussolini's regime.
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