White House: Trump Gestapo comment echoes ‘appalling rhetoric of fascists’

The White House on Sunday accused former President Trump of comparing the Biden administration to Nazi Germany’s Gestapo police.

“Rather than aligning with the horrific rhetoric of fascists, lunching with neo-Nazis, or stoking debunked conspiracy theories that took the lives of brave police officers, President Biden will continue to support our common democratic cause. “We are uniting Americans around values ​​and the rule of law, which has resulted in the greatest decline in violent crime in 50 years,” Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement.

new york times first reported President Trump spoke at a rally for Republican donors in Florida on Saturday night, slamming the dozens of felonies he faces and claiming the incidents were orchestrated by President Biden.

“These people are running a Gestapo regime,” Trump said, according to audio obtained by The New York Times. “And that’s the only thing they have. In their opinion, that’s the only way they’re going to win, and that’s actually what’s going to kill them. But it doesn’t matter. Yo.”

Saturday’s event was attended by a number of prominent Republicans, including one who will be President Trump’s running mate in November. Trump’s campaign touted that it had raised $76 million in April, and at events argued for Trump to expand the electoral map heading into November.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who attended Saturday’s event, effectively acknowledged President Trump’s comments during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.

“This was a short comment that really dug into something that wasn’t central to what he was talking about,” said Burgum, who is seeking to join Trump as the Republican nominee in November.

“The majority of Americans feel that the trial he is currently undergoing is politically motivated,” Burgum added.

President Trump’s comments referred to the secret police used by Nazi leaders to suppress political opposition and target Jews during the Holocaust.

Saturday’s remarks were the latest example of Trump drawing criticism for language reminiscent of World War II dictatorships.

The former president has repeatedly claimed that immigrants who enter the country illegally are “contaminating the blood” of the country, a phrase Democrats said parroted Adolf Hitler.

Last year, Trump drew further criticism from critics who called his political opponents “pests” who posed a threat to the nation from within, echoing the authoritarian rhetoric of Hitler and Benito Mussolini.