As ‘Hitler,’ Sarah Silverman denounces Trump comparison
Pretending to be Nazi leader, Jewish comic tells Conan that GOP front-runner ‘gets it,’ but faults ‘crass’ delivery
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
Sarah Silverman on Thursday took comparisons between Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler to the next level.
The Jewish comedian appeared on “Conan” dressed as the Nazi leader and took issue with her character being “unfavorably” equated with the Republican presidential front-runner in the media.
“Don’t get me wrong, Conan, I agree with a lot of what he says. A lot. Like 90 percent of what he says, I’m like this guy gets it,” Silverman’s Hitler said after walking on stage to loud applause. “But it’s just, I don’t like the way he says it. It’s crass, you know?”
She then criticized Trump for talking about his “penis size on national television.”
“I famously have a micropenis, that’s what makes a tyrant,” Silverman said.
“All these comparisons to Trump, it’s like, it bums me out, you know what I mean? Sometimes I watch him and I’m like, ‘Is that how people see me?’ And I have to be honest, Trump, he’s starting to make me rethink some of the things I’ve done.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXSKn4_Y5b0
Several public figures, including comedians Louis C.K. and Bill Maher and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, have compared Trump to Hitler in recent months over some of the real estate mogul’s comments and policies.
Trump also came under fire for having supporters at campaign events raise their right hands and pledge to vote for him. The practice reminded some of the infamous “Heil Hitler” salute.
Trump has called the comparisons “ridiculous.” In Thursday’s Republican debate in Miami, he cited his Jewish daughter and son-in-law and his Jewish grandchildren as he expressed his support for Israel.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report
The Times of Israel Community.