Trump denies that he spoke positively about Hitler

ABC NEWS/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II

(WASHINGTON) — Former president Donald Trump denies praising Adolf Hitler as “some good things,” as his former chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly reportedly said this week.

“I never said that,” Trump said, answering questions from reporters while campaigning in a Nevada battleground on Thursday.

Kelly told The New York Times: extensive interview that Trump spoke positively about Hitler while in office. Kelly expressed a general concern that Trump would act more like a dictator if elected to another four years in the White House, and said he believed the former president fit the definition of “fascist.”

“He commented more than once, ‘You know, Hitler did some good things too,’” Kelly said of Trump.

Kelly’s comments came later The matter was reported by “Atlantyk”. that Trump once said he wanted generals like Hitler.

Trump also denied attributing the comments in The Atlantic article to him.

– No, I never said that. I never said that. This is a rag that has featured made-up stories before. He’s done this before,” Trump said.

“Just before the elections. It’s just a failing magazine,” Trump continued.

Vice President Kamala Harris and other top Democrats seized on the reports intensify criticism of Trump as a threat to democracy in the last stage of the 2024 campaign.

Harris pointed to Kelly’s comments while she campaigned alongside former President Barack Obama in Georgia on Thursday night.

“Take a moment to think about what it means that Trump said, quote, ‘Hitler did some good things,’ and that Trump wished there were generals like Hitler who were loyal to Trump and not the US Constitution.” – said Harris.

Obama also hit out at Trump over the reports.

“What’s interesting is that he’s acting so crazy that it’s become so commonplace that people don’t take it seriously anymore,” Obama said of Trump. “I’m here to explain to you that just because he’s acting goofy doesn’t mean his presidency won’t be dangerous.”

“Now I happen to know John Kelly and Mark Milley,” Obama added (Milley was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). “They served under me when I was commander-in-chief. These are serious people… These are people who have never even talked about politics in the past because they believe that the military should be above politics,” he said. “But the reason they are speaking out is because they have seen that in Donald Trump’s mind, the military does not exist to serve the Constitution or the American people.”

During an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump blasted Harris for calling him a “fascist,” saying “everyone knows that’s not true.”

“I have never seen anyone so inept at speaking. I mean, I thought her performance was terrible,” he said of Harris’ performance at the CNN town hall.

“But she called me a fascist and everyone knows it’s not true. They call me everything until, you know, something sticks,” he said.