From The Atlantic: Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
Trump has frequently voiced his disdain for those who serve in the military and for their devotion to duty, honor, and sacrifice. Former generals who have worked for Trump say that the sole military virtue he prizes is obedience. As his presidency drew to a close, and in the years since, he has become more and more interested in the advantages of dictatorship, and the absolute control over the military that he believes it would deliver. “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump said in a private conversation in the White House, according to two people who heard him say this. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
Vice President Harris speaks on this issue from the Vice-Presidential residence.
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“Trump is Hitler” is currently trending on Twitter.Report
This is not new news Jay. What do you think the significance now, as opposed to the last time this came up? Or the time before that?Report
The Atlantic article came out yesterday. Harris spoke from her residence *TODAY*.
What do you think the significance now, as opposed to the last time this came up? Or the time before that?
We’ve got two weeks until the election.Report
Sounds like a good reason to remind people of this old story.Report
Where does Hillary go to get her apology?Report
Desperate times call for Godwin measures.Report
Is it really Godwin to quote someone who actually uses Hitler references?Report
Godwin himself said that it is perfectly fine to call Trump a you know what.Report
I hadn’t heard of self-Godwinning before.Report
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/harris-slams-trump-for-reported-praise-of-hitler-while-in-office-222488645711Report
I embedded that video above, Saul. In the CSPAN tweet.Report
Someone should tell him that the generals Hitler had lost the war and some of them were hanged.Report
And at least a few tried to kill him.Report
To repeat myself, what Trump learned from his previous term was he should only be appointing people who are personally loyal to him.
He learned this by attempting to overturn the election and failing because member of the GOP were more local to the process than they were to him.
The problem of course is “it’s not the crime it’s the coverup”. If a corrupt Pence had overturned the election and then Trump had stayed in power (various other people need to fold but whatever), Trump would then be forced to destroy various other aspects of democracy.
If he wins, the least damaging way for the country to go forward is to drop the 4+ trials/charges he’s subject to until after he’s out of office.Report
If he wins, the federal trials are toast and the state proceedings (sentencing in NY and the Georgia case) will be on hold anyway.Report
Not much incentive for him to leave office then.Report