Mediaite reports:
John Kelly, Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, went on the record with The Atlantic’s editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and confirmed that Trump once told him that he wished he acted like the “German generals,” which he later clarified meant specifically “Hitler’s generals.”
Goldberg wrote: This week, I asked Kelly about their exchange. He told me that when Trump raised the subject of “German generals,” Kelly responded by asking, “‘Do you mean Bismarck’s generals?’” He went on: “I mean, I knew he didn’t know who Bismarck was, or about the Franco-Prussian War. I said, ‘Do you mean the kaiser’s generals? Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals? And he said, ‘Yeah, yeah, Hitler’s generals.’ I explained to him that Rommel had to commit suicide after taking part in a plot against Hitler.” Kelly told me Trump was not acquainted with Rommel.
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Trump Homeland Security Official Kevin Carroll: Trump admires Hitler. He frequently said to senior staff, ‘Why don’t my generals support me the way that Hitler’s generals supported him?’ The man quotes Hitler. And it’s not as if he’s accidentally quoting him. When it’s brought to… pic.twitter.com/g3n8OYK3aC
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) October 22, 2024
Trump once asked John Kelly “Why can’t you be like the German generals?” Here’s what happened next, via @JeffreyGoldberg: https://t.co/4sYBVYqm7j pic.twitter.com/1M8Ca8N8sY
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) October 22, 2024
I’ve read the Atlantic article. It’s included here as well for anyone to read.
As for his people denying it, I’ll just leave this video clip.
Link: https://t.co/Jbt304L6vH#DemsUnited #USDemocracy pic.twitter.com/I9kMOXAoRj
— Dittie (@DittiePE) October 22, 2024
🚨🚨🚨 Not sure how much clearer we can get about Donald Trump idolizing dictators:
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had…People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.”
READ MORE: https://t.co/m7lEiG81In pic.twitter.com/ezugWInOFH
— VoteVets (@votevets) October 22, 2024