'It would be great': Fox News host praises Trump's desire to have Hitler's generals
2 months ago

'It would be great': Fox News host praises Trump's desire to have Hitler's generals

Raw Story  

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade defended Donald Trump after reports said the former president had wished he had Adolf Hitler's generals. A Wednesday morning Fox News panel discussed reporting from The Atlantic that quoted Trump wishing for Nazi generals. "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had," Trump reportedly said during his time in the White House. McMaster would be frustrated because he couldn't get their attention, and he would say, it's not your job to rein in the president," the Fox News host explained.

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'Purge anyone who will not be a yes man': Trump readies order to fire top generals
1 month, 1 week ago

'Purge anyone who will not be a yes man': Trump readies order to fire top generals

Raw Story  

Despite winning the election just a week ago, President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team aren't wasting any time preparing to staff the federal government — and the military in particular – with diehard loyalists. The draft order would create a so-called "warrior board" made up of retired senior U.S. military personnel who would recommend the firing of generals and …

'Just letting off steam': Fox News host gives stunning excuse for Trump's Hitler comment
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Just letting off steam': Fox News host gives stunning excuse for Trump's Hitler comment

Raw Story  

Fox News host and media analyst Howard Kurtz argued that former President Donald Trump was "just letting off steam" by openly wishing that he had Adolf Hitler's generals. "However, at the same time, Trump may have just been letting off steam about the loyalty he wanted from his generals compared to what he thought about Hitler's generals," the Fox News …

Stephen Colbert says Kelly’s Hitler claims about Trump are hardly an October surprise
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Stephen Colbert says Kelly’s Hitler claims about Trump are hardly an October surprise

The Independent  

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Kelly's scathing critique of Trump: A threat to American democracy?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kelly's scathing critique of Trump: A threat to American democracy?

Firstpost  

Former US Chief of Staff John Kelly has come forward with a scathing critique of Donald Trump, labelling him as a fascist with dangerous authoritarian tendencies. Kelly, a retired Marine general, warns that Trump's desire for unchecked power poses a severe threat to American democracy. He also highlights that several top-ranking military officials have publicly criticised Trump for his authoritarian …

'Fox & Friends' Goes Out Of Its Way To Defend Trump’s Reported Comments On Hitler
2 months ago

'Fox & Friends' Goes Out Of Its Way To Defend Trump’s Reported Comments On Hitler

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The morning after The New York Times and The Atlantic reported that former President Donald Trump had praised history’s most famous monster, Adolf Hitler, and suggested he wanted U.S. military leaders to be more “like the German generals,” the morning show of Trump’s favorite network went into overtime to defend the GOP presidential nominee. Kelly told the …

Fox and Friends host slammed after defending Trump’s praise for Hitler’s generals
2 months ago

Fox and Friends host slammed after defending Trump’s praise for Hitler’s generals

The Independent  

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Trump reportedly told others he needs ‘the kind of generals that Hitler had’
2 months ago

Trump reportedly told others he needs ‘the kind of generals that Hitler had’

The Independent  

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"Not cognizant": Kilmeade suggests Trump might not have known "Hitler's generals" were Nazis
2 months ago

"Not cognizant": Kilmeade suggests Trump might not have known "Hitler's generals" were Nazis

Salon  

In what was likely meant as a defense of Donald Trump, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade asked his audience to believe that the former president might not have known Adolf Hitler's generals were Nazis. In that talk with The Atlantic, Kelly doubled down on an anecdote in which then-president Trump wished he had "the kind of generals that Hitler had." …

'More clutter': Ex-Trump aide downplays significance of reported Hitler remark
2 months ago

'More clutter': Ex-Trump aide downplays significance of reported Hitler remark

Raw Story  

A former aide to Donald Trump downplayed the significance of an explosive new report in The Atlantic that the former president said he needed the "kind of generals that Hitler had." Trump's one-time chief of staff retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who also served as Trump's Homeland Security secretary and a critic of the former president since leaving the administration, …

'Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals?' John Kelly opens up about Trump's shocking ask
2 months ago

'Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals?' John Kelly opens up about Trump's shocking ask

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's one-time chief of staff retired Marine Gen. John Kelly told The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg more details about the infamous exchange in which he demanded Kelly act more like the generals for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. Kelly, who also served as Trump's Homeland Security secretary and has become increasingly outspoken against the former president since leaving the …

Trump's Former Chief of Staff Says He Fits 'Fascist' Definition and Prefers 'Dictator Approach' to Government
2 months ago

Trump's Former Chief of Staff Says He Fits 'Fascist' Definition and Prefers 'Dictator Approach' to Government

CNN  

Former Marine general John Kelly has entered the 2024 presidential race, declaring that Donald Trump fits into the general definition of fascism. Kelly made the comments in a series of interviews, saying that Trump is in the far-right area and admires people who are dictators. He also praised Hitler's generals for their loyalty and said that Trump has said he …

Trump's Former Chief of Staff Says He Fits 'Fascist' Definition and Prefers 'Dictator Approach'
2 months ago

Trump's Former Chief of Staff Says He Fits 'Fascist' Definition and Prefers 'Dictator Approach'

CNN  

Former Marine general John Kelly, who served as Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, has entered the 2024 presidential race, stating that the former president fits into the general definition of fascism. Kelly made the comments in a series of interviews, expressing his admiration for Hitler's generals and comparing Trump's approach to leadership to that of the Nazi dictator. …

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