Mark Penn, who served as an advisor to the Clintons from 1995 to 2008 and is currently in charge of Harris Polling, believes that the Democratic Party's “politics of demonizing” President-elect Trump during the election campaign was working. I agree that there was no such thing.
Asked about the Democratic Party's strategy, Penn said, “I think they've gone too far, bringing up Hitler, the fascists, these things. And I think voters will ultimately just ignore them, because they… That's because it's gone too far.” Fox News on Friday.
“I think they wasted a lot of campaign time on that, because basically campaigns should be about issues, not insults or identities,” Penn later added. Ta.
Penn's comments come as some politicians have used “fascist” to describe Trump and amplified the president-elect's past comments relating to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. Ta.
During the campaign, Ms. Harris avoided using the word “fascist” to directly describe Mr. Trump. But when asked during a CNN town hall whether she thought Trump was a fascist, Harris said, “I do.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) quickly defended Trump and criticized the vice president following Harris' indirect remarks. issued a joint statement.
Former chief of staff John Kelly said Trump “definitely fits the standard definition of a fascist.”New York Times interview.
Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders (R-Ore.) in October refused to call former President Trump a “fascist” and instead called him an “authoritarian.”
Asked on NBC News' “Meet the Press” if he thought Trump was a fascist, Sanders said, “I don't like to use those words, but obviously he has an authority. “There is a strong tendency to undermine America's democracy and America's democracy.”
report Earlier this year, The Atlantic cited comments that claimed President Trump once praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The comments came from an interview with retired Gen. John Kelly, who served as White House chief of staff during the Trump administration. Mr. Kelly claimed that President Trump praised General Hitler's loyalty.
President Trump has also doubled down on his insults toward Harris, using the word fascist to describe her, ratcheting up the intensity of his rhetoric against his political opponents.
President Trump: “She's a Marxist, Communist, Fascist, Socialist'' He spoke at a rally in Arizona. In September.
