Ben Shapiro, editor emeritus at The Daily Wire, gave HBO&#8217;s audience a friendly reminder on Friday night that Democrats have, in fact, cozied up with dictatorial regimes during an appearance on &#8220;Real Time with Bill Maher,&#8221; after the host suggested that Democrats would face consequences for &#8220;kiss[ing] up&#8221; to dictators.
Maher made the remarks during a panel discussion which, at that moment, had focused on Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewing Viktor Orban, the Prime Minister of Hungary.
&#8220;And the fact that Tucker Carlson embraces this guy, that the Republican Party gets this sort of dictator immunity, that, I mean, if a Democrat kissed up to a dictator like that,&#8221; Maher said.
&#8220;If? If a Democrat kissed up to a dictator?&#8221; Shapiro responded. &#8220;Barack Obama went and held hands with Fidel Castro&#8217;s brother at a baseball game. If a Democrat kissed up to a dictator like that.&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, you&#8217;re right,&#8221; Maher responded.
&#8220;Barack Obama said that he was going to provide flexibility to Vladimir Putin,&#8221; Shapiro added.
&#8220;Alright, forget that,&#8221; Maher concluded.
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<blockquote>BILL MAHER, HBO HOST: V-Dem which is an organization that assesses global democracy, says Hungry, which is where [Viktor Orban] is the dictator, lapsed into autocracy in 2018. They&#8217;re not alone. This is widely seen as the truth. Viktor Orban elected, he was elected, so was Hitler.
BEN SHAPIRO, HOST OF THE BEN SHAPIRO SHOW: Three times I believe, right? Orban.
MAHER: Right. It&#8217;s a different kind of autocracy that he is practicing. It&#8217;s kind of dangerous. And the fact that Tucker Carlson embraces this guy, that the Republican Party gets this sort of dictator immunity, that, I mean, if a Democrat kissed up to a dictator like that.
SHAPIRO: If? If a Democrat kissed up to a dictator? Barack Obama went and held hands with Fidel Castro&#8217;s brother at a baseball game. If a Democrat kissed up to a dictator like that.
MAHER: Yeah, you&#8217;re right.
SHAPIRO: Barack Obama said that he was going to provide flexibility to Vladimir Putin.
MAHER: Alright, forget that.</blockquote>

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