Vice President Kamala Harris’ remarks comparing former President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler are being strongly denounced by allies of the former president.
On Wednesday, just 13 days before the November 5 general election, Harris delivered televised remarks from the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., where she compared her opponent to genocidal dictator Adolf Hitler.
“Trump said he wanted generals like Adolf Hitler had. He wants a military that is not loyal to the Constitution, but loyal to him… This is a window into who Donald Trump really is from the people who know him best,” Harris said.
“It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of six million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans,” the vice president added.
Harris was referencing an interview with The New York Times where former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Trump fits the definition of “fascist” and another interview with The Atlantic where Kelly claimed Trump, while in office, said he wanted the U.S. military to be like “Hitler’s generals” when it comes to loyalty.
The Trump campaign has since called Harris’ claims about the former president the actions of “a stone-cold loser who is increasingly desperate because she is flailing, and her campaign is in shambles.”