After arguing that people should be willing to engage with those they disagree with, the host, Steve Inskeep, challenged Maher on whether there were any exceptions.
“Is there anybody you wouldn’t talk to?” the host asked.
“Of course,” Maher replied. “That Fuentes prick.”
Inskeep then clarified: “Nick Fuentes. Yeah. Who’s an activist or whatever.”
Maher immediately pushed back on the characterization.
“He’s a Nazi, he’s, you know, plain. I mean, look, nowadays everybody’s crazily anti-Israel, but that guy is, you know, when they say Trump is Hitler, such a dumb thing to say. First of all, counterproductive. Also, he is not Hitler!” he said.
Fuentes is widely known for his extremist views and has repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler while making antisemitic comments.
His rhetoric has made him one of the most polarizing figures on the American far right.