John Cleese sparks outrage by listing six ‘ways Hitler was preferable to Trump’ while outlining just TWO ways former president was better than the dictator

Comedy legend John Cleese caused havoc on X, formerly Twitter, when he posted a so-called joke list of ways he said Adolf Hitler was “preferred” over former President Donald Trump.

Cleese, the 84-year-old star of the beloved Monty Python films and series and A Fish Called Wanda, then listed just two ways in which Trump was favored over the leader of the Third Reich, whom Trump has been criticized for allegedly quoted. rallies recently.

The list, nonsensically titled “Five Ways Hitler Was Preferred Over Trump” before listing six ways, claims that Hitler “fought for his country,” “never used a teleprompter,” “was nice to the dogs,” wrote his own books,” “Never played golf,” and “wasn't a fat slob.”

He then tried to list five ways Trump was preferable to Hitler, coming up only with “he doesn't practice genocide” and “he has nicer hair,” leaving the remaining spaces blank.

Cleese, who currently presents a show called The Dinosaur Hour on GB News where he recently made headlines by interviewing Caitlyn Jenner, immediately joked that he regretted the joke while courting and responding to the outrage over the whole political spectrum are caused.

'I would like to apologize for my last tweet. It was a very bad joke, especially on Boxing Day,” he wrote immediately afterwards.

The rest of his feed for the evening consists of fighting people on social media who criticize the post.

One wrote: 'This is not a good choice. Not at all.'

“I feel nothing but sadness for you right now,” a blue plaid poster added.

However, Cleese responded to some haters, including one who wrote: “Your best days in comedy are clearly behind you.”

“At 84, I should hope so,” the comedy icon snapped back.

One user asked: 'Holy s**t, why would you write this?

He posted: 'Because I never tried to entertain simple people. There are plenty of comics that do, and you'll enjoy them.”

Cleese, the 84-year-old star of the beloved Monty Python films and series and A Fish Called Wanda, then listed just two ways in which Trump was favored over the leader of the Third Reich, whom Trump has been criticized for allegedly quoted. rallies recently

He then tried to list five ways Trump was preferable to Hitler, coming up only with “he doesn't practice genocide” and “he has nicer hair,” leaving the remaining spaces blank.

Cleese, who currently hosts a show called The Dinosaur Hour on GB News where he recently made headlines by interviewing Caitlyn Jenner, immediately joked that he regretted the joke while courting and responding to the outrage over the whole political spectrum is caused.

Cleese then responded to a poster who said they loved him but were “disappointed” by the joke that they just couldn't read his work.

'Some people thought it was very funny. But they have a sense of context. Easily solved. Just unfollow me,” he wrote.

He especially enjoyed mocking a user who thought he would eventually delete the post.

'Don't hold your breath. Receiving insults from literal-minded people is like being booed by a flock of sheep,” Cleese said.

Others sided with the comic, with one writing: “People are replying as if Cleese isn't a comedian.”

'Guys. John is a comedian. This is meant as a joke,” another added.

Last week, Trump doubled down on his controversial comments claiming immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country” before denying he had ever read Mein Kampf after drawing comparisons to Adolf Hitler.

Trump said migrants from “all over the world” are “poisoning the blood of our country” — a phrase similar to Hitler's — during a Saturday rally in New Hampshire.

Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his controversial comments claiming immigrants were “poisoning the blood of our country” before denying he had ever read Mein Kampf following comparisons to Adolf Hitler

The statement left Republicans disgusted and angry about the ex-president quotes Russian President Vladimir Putin along with other authoritarian leaders.

This isn't the first time Trump has been compared to authoritarian leaders — he even suggested in an interview earlier this month that he would rule like a dictator, but only on “day one” of his second term.

Several outlets also have one Vanity Fair profile from 1990 where Ivana, Trump's wife at the time, told her lawyer that Donald kept My New Order next to his bed, a book of Hitler's speeches. Trump denied the accusation.

'[W]When he visited Donald in his office, Ivana told a friend, clicked his heels and said, 'Heil Hitler,' possibly as a family joke,” wrote Marie Brenner, reporting for the magazine.

She later quoted Trump in response to the accusation, saying, “If I had given these speeches, and I'm not saying I do, I would never read them.”

Hitler is one of the most prolific dictators in history. He came to power as leader of the Nazi Party, became Chancellor in 1933 and then took the title of Führer und Reichskanzler in 1934. He later led Germany into World War II and orchestrated the Holocaust. , which killed 6 million Jews.