Earlier this year, there was talk in the media about when the Biden campaign would go “full Hitler.”
What that means is, if they start talking about Donald Trump and Nazi leaders that early, what kind of ammunition will they have left by October?
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Now, in late October, Hitler's attack began.
It's not like anyone hasn't heard this before. Trump's critics across the media world have regularly compared him to Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini. Magazines depict him with a slight mustache. He has been cast aside as an ambitious dictator destroying American democracy, with few guardrails restraining him in his first term.
But now his second chief of staff, John Kelly, has slammed his former boss in three consecutive interviews with The New York Times, which were recorded and posted on the newspaper's website. Ta.
CNN commentator Scott Jennings referred to former chief of staff John Kelly's claim that Trump once spoke favorably of Hitler, and Trump refuted the claim. (CNN)
Kelly, a former Marine Corps general who lost his son in Afghanistan, said he was going public because he felt uneasy about President Trump's attack on the “enemy within.” Among them, the former president told me in an interview over the weekend, were Adam Schiff and Adam Schiff. Nancy Pelosi. And Kerry was similarly concerned that he might use military force against Americans.
Kelly said in the Times audio that Trump meets his definition of a fascist. And in the context of wanting personal loyalty from his generals, including Mr. Kelly and Pentagon Secretary Jim Mattis, “he repeatedly said, 'You know, Hitler did good things, too.' he commented.''
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Kelly said he told the president “never say that” and explained some of the history of Nazi Germany. (Hitler's generals tried to kill him many times.)
The general also said that President Trump has called soldiers “losers” and “suckers” and cannot understand their sacrifice. If this and other passages seem familiar, it's because Kelly has been reported previously in the Atlantic and elsewhere, apparently as a background source.
Enten said Trump's gains among independents in key battleground states were significant, which he thought was a good sign for the Trump campaign. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan fired back, saying the former official had provided a “debunked story,” had “deceived” himself and was suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome.
My question is: Will John Kerry's comments change the minds of those who voted for Trump?
They may dismiss the comment as old news. Or say Trump didn't mean it and was just trying to get comfortable. Or you could question Mr. Kelly's motives for going public in the final stages of his campaign.
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I am not defending Mr. Kelly's reported comments, and he is free to say whatever he wants. I have nothing good to say about Hitler or the Nazis. I don't agree with everything Trump says, just like I don't agree with everything Kamala Harris says.
But how many of Trump's supporters, who have lived through nine years of media attacks on the 45th president and witnessed the violence of January 6, are now willing to abandon him? In my opinion, the answer is very little.
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate speaks at the post-presidential debate watch party with former U.S. president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on September 10, 2024 at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kamala Harris. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
Still, yesterday's bombshell statement was made by a man who was the highest-ranking official in Trump's White House, giving the vice president an opening. She read a statement to reporters in Washington without taking questions.
“It is deeply disturbing and incredibly dangerous for Donald Trump to call Adolf Hitler responsible for the deaths of six million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans. “All of this is further evidence to the American people of who Donald Trump really is,” Harris said.
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I once had a candid conversation with Kelly at a White House media party, and when I looked up, 10 other reporters had surrounded us, and this guy who kept a low profile with the press. I was trying very hard to hear what he was saying. At the time, the former Secretary of Homeland Security was touted as someone who would bring discipline to a White House in turmoil following the firing of Reince Priebus.
Now the “full Hitler” moment has arrived. Whether or not it will have much of an impact on candidates who survive two impeachments, the impact after January 6 and the two assassination attempts is at least questionable.
