The nation is still reeling from the assassination of Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA. In the middle of mourning a patriot, we’ve also seen just how toxic the rhetoric from the left has become — rhetoric that fuels hatred, division, and yes, even violence. And surprisingly, it wasn’t a conservative firebrand calling it out this time. It was Bill Maher.
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President JD Vance and members of his Cabinet, went out to eat in Washington, D.C., to showcase that his crime crackdown is making the city safer. The President was greeted with cheers at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak, and Stone Crab. But leave it to Code Pink radicals to try to ruin the night — screaming that Trump is “the Hitler of our time.” Trump laughed them off, of course, but it raised a serious question: who tipped them off, and why was the Secret Service caught flat-footed? At this point, these protesters are practically professional hecklers; their faces should be memorized by Capitol Police and the Secret Service.
That moment sparked a fiery reaction from Maher on his HBO show Real Time. And credit where it’s due: he said what conservatives have been saying for years. “First of all, a**holes, [Trump] is not Hitler.” Finally. Someone on the left admitting the obvious. Maher warned that this kind of rhetoric doesn’t just diminish the Holocaust — it normalizes the idea that violence against Trump is somehow justified. And as we’ve seen, assassination attempts don’t come out of nowhere. Words matter.
Maher also turned his attention to Kirk’s murder, calling out those celebrating online. He said flatly he has “no use” for people mocking Charlie’s death, and he’s right. Most Americans aren’t radical ideologues — they understand that gunning down a man under a tent that literally read “Prove me wrong” is an attack not just on Charlie Kirk, but on free speech itself.
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro put it well: “We’ve come to some place incredibly dark in our nation’s history. I weep for the country and I weep for Charlie.” Kirk’s assassination was a gut punch to America — a man shot in the throat while debating students, embodying the exact dialogue his killers despised.
The reality is simple: the left has spent the last decade demonizing conservatives, branding them as enemies, and fanning the flames of hate. And now, even Bill Maher can’t ignore where that road leads. If Democrats are serious about “lowering the temperature,” as they love to claim, step one is obvious: stop calling Trump Hitler, stop excusing violence, and stop mocking the dead.
Charlie Kirk’s voice was silenced by a bullet, but his mission lives on. And the fact that even voices like Maher are calling out the insanity? That’s proof the truth is breaking through.
