Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed back against Vice President Harris' comments comparing the Republican presidential candidate to Adolf Hitler, referring to remarks by a former Marine general who served in the Trump administration.
At a news conference Wednesday at the Vice President's Office in Washington, Harris amplified claims made by former Trump chief of staff John Kelly, who said the president wanted a “Hitler general.”
Harris said her Republican opponent is “unfettered” and wants “unchecked power.”
“It is clear from John Kerry's words that Donald Trump is, as I quote, someone who 'definitely fits the general definition of a fascist' and, in fact, he will be a dictator from day one. He swore that he would use the military as his own militia to exact a personal and political vendetta,'' Harris said.
Harris compares Trump to Hitler in scathing remarks, says she wants the same military loyalty as the German dictator
Chief of Staff John Kelly listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a briefing with senior military officials in the White House Cabinet Office on October 5, 2017. (Andrew Haller Pool/Getty Images)
Harris expanded on her comments on social media on Wednesday, comparing Trump to Hitler.
“Donald Trump wants unchecked power. Like Adolf Hitler, he wants an army loyal to him, not the Constitution,” Harris tweeted Wednesday. “He's vacillating, he's unstable, and even if he's given a second term, no one will stop him from pursuing his worst impulses.”
While President Trump responded to Harris' remarks, he also attacked Kelly's reputation.
“Thank you for your support for a complete pervert named John Kerry who made up a story out of pure Trump Derangement Syndrome hatred! This man has two natures and they don't work together. He's tough and stupid. ,” Trump wrote. “The problem is that over time he turned into Jell-O, so his toughness turned into weakness! The soldiers' story was a lie, as were many other stories he told. is.
“We shouldn't waste time with him, but we always feel we need to fight back in pursuit of the truth,” he added. “John Kerry is a vile human being and a bad general. I no longer seek his advice in the White House and tell him to move on! His wife once told me at Camp David, John. has great respect for you, and when he leaves the base, military man, he will only have good things to say about you, I said, thank you!”
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Retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly attends his confirmation hearing to run the Department of Homeland Security before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 10, 2017. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
The Trump campaign released a statement to Fox News Digital regarding this matter.
“Kamala Harris is an extreme loser, upset, and increasingly desperate because her campaign is in disarray, which is why she is so easily disproved,” Trump campaign communications director Stephen Chan said. They continue to spread blatant lies and falsehoods.” “In fact, Kamala's dangerous statements were the direct cause of multiple assassination attempts on President Trump, and she continues to fan the flames of violence, all in the name of politics. She is despicable. Her grotesque behavior proves that she is totally unfit for office. ”
Billionaire Elon Musk commented on Harris' post on X as a “serious incitement to violence against @realDonaldTrump.”
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Kelly, a former Marine Corps general who worked in the White House under President Trump from 2017 to 2019, told The New York Times and The Atlantic that Republican presidential candidates meet the definition of fascists and that President Trump will remain in office. He said he suggested that Hitler had “taken some action.” Good things. ”
Earlier in the day, Trump called Kelly a “complete pervert” who suffers from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
President Trump also criticized Harris earlier in the day.
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“While 120,000 Armenian Christians suffered horrific persecution and displacement in Artsakh, Kamala Harris did nothing,” he wrote. “If Kamala Harris is president of the United States, Christians around the world will not be safe. If I were president, I would protect persecuted Christians, work to stop violence and ethnic cleansing, and fight for war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. will restore peace to the ”
Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
