Comedian John Cleese is causing a stir after comparing former US President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. On “X“ Cleese posted a message: Trump is comparable to Hitler in 5 points. Then he names 6: “1. He fought for his country. 2. He never used a teleprompter. 3. He was nice to dogs. 4. He wrote his own books. 5. He never played golf. 6. He wasn’t a big fat guy,” the actor wrote.
He continued, offering five reasons why Trump was preferable to Hitler: “1. does not practice genocide 2. He has nicer hair,” he leaves the other three fields empty. The tweet became more viewed more than a million times and sparked hundreds of reactions, with many criticizing the 84-year-old for the comparison. Others said it was clearly meant as a joke.
However, in response to the criticism, the Brit posted an apology shortly afterwards and admitted that the joke was inappropriate, especially on Boxing Day.
But Cleese then continued, posting a series of messages that continued the joke, including one that said: “They both have a silly walk,” a reference to the famous Monty Python sketch for which the comedian became known is.
Not the first joke at Trump’s expense
After former President Trump tested positive for coronavirus in 2020, Cleese quipped: “A doctor friend tells me that symptoms of Covid-19 include megalomania, obsessive attention-seeking and extreme narcissism…”