Alexander Vindman, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who figured prominently in the Trump-Ukraine scandal, was a featured guest in the Season 11 finale of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm that aired on Sunday night. Vindman was hailed by Democrats and other Trump deranged Americans as a brave hero for his testimony against Trump in the first impeachment.
In the episode titled “The Mormon Advantage”, Larry David is asked by his friend Susie to host a party at his house for Vindman after his speech at the Holocaust Museum in Los Angeles. Larry agrees because he, too, is of the opinion that Vindman is a hero for coming forward.
Susie: Colonel Vindman, you know who he is.
Larry: I love Vindman. He's a hero, yeah.
Susie: Amazing. He's amazing.
Larry: How many people would've blown the whistle on Trump?
Susie: So, he's doing an event at the Holocaust Museum.
Larry: Yeah, I know, I'm going.
Susie: I was thinking, I wanna have a party for Vindman, introduce him to some celebrities, some Hollywood people, make him feel at home in Los Angeles.
Larry: That's very nice. I'll go, yeah, I'll go.
Throughout, the episode makes veiled references to Vindman’s role in Trump’s impeachment. The most obvious is when Vindman overhears a phone conversation between Larry and a member of the city council. Larry offers to make a large donation to her church and then asks her for a favor. He wants her to vote against a city law that requires a five-foot fence around residential swimming pools.
He speaks like Trump with phrases like “bad hombres” and “a perfect call”. Vindman hears the quid pro quo and tells Larry he will have a transcript made of the phone call (like that of Trump’s to the new Ukrainian president) and give it to the city council president.