Unapologetic Donald Trump Says He Is the Exact ‘Opposite’ of Hitler
“It just couldn’t be further from the truth,” Trump insisted.
If Donald Trump’s word is any good, then he’s the “opposite” of Adolf Hitler.
That’s what he told Fox News Thursday, after his former chief of staff, John Kelly, joined the growing list of Trump’s top former White House officials who say he’s unfit to lead due to his fascist ambitions.
“He made a statement that I am like Hitler... It just couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s just the opposite, actually,” he said to Fox reporter Bill Melugin, along with more smears of his longest-serving chief of staff.
Trump continued speaking right after that, but Fox News' Special Report didn’t air his additional comments.
Meanwhile, when pressed on the campaign trail Thursday over a separate report from The Atlantic, in which Trump is accused of envying Hitler for the quality of his generals, Trump denied the allegations, claiming “I would never say that” and that it was a “failing magazine.”
Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, also made a sweeping claim in the former president’s defense.
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“Everything that John Kelly said is not true,” Vance said during a rally in Michigan.
Vance, who never worked in the Trump administration, also claimed that there were “multiple eyewitnesses” who disputed Kelly’s account. He didn’t specify who.
I asked Trump about The Atlantic reporting he said “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had.”
— Kate Sullivan (@KateSullivanDC) October 25, 2024
Trump: “No, I never said that. I would never say that. It’s a rag that he made up stories. He’s done it before. It’s a failing magazine. Right before the election." pic.twitter.com/ntVB6AJupX
Meanwhile, Democrats have been emphasizing Kelly’s “fascist” description of Trump, who has called for jailing critics and shutting down news stations he dislikes.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama both warned of the risks of a second Trump administration during a joint appearance in Georgia Thursday.
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