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Mr Trump made the gaffe about the threat of World War II — which finished in 1945 — during the part of his address in which he was questioning the mental acuity of 80-year-old Mr Biden.

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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 159 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Trump wanted US military generals to emulate generals of the third Reich and treat him like he was Hitler:

It turned out that the generals had rules, standards, and expertise, not blind loyalty. The President’s loud complaint to John Kelly one day was typical: “You fucking generals, why can’t you be like the German generals?”
“Which generals?” Kelly asked.
“The German generals in World War II,” Trump responded.
“You do know that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?” Kelly said.
But, of course, Trump did not know that. “No, no, no, they were totally loyal to him,” the President replied. In his version of history, the generals of the Third Reich had been completely subservient to Hitler; this was the model he wanted for his military. Kelly told Trump that there were no such American generals, but the President was determined to test the proposition.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/inside-the-war-between-trump-and-his-generals

Trump, not a man known for his literacy, kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed and would read it sometimes:

Ivana Trump told her lawyer Michael Kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of Hitler’s collected speeches, My New Order, which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed. Kennedy now guards a copy of My New Order in a closet at his office, as if it were a grenade. Hitler’s speeches, from his earliest days up through the Phony War of 1939, reveal his extraordinary ability as a master propagandist.
https://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/07/donald-ivana-trump-divorce-prenup-marie-brenner

Then there's this:

Donald Trump appears to take aspects of his German background seriously. John Walter works for the Trump Organization, and when he visits Donald in his office, Ivana told a friend, he clicks his heels and says, “Heil Hitler,” possibly as a family joke.

Trump seems to aspire to be Hitler-like, and he even tried to take supreme dictatorial power through populism, lies and propaganda like Hitler did.

[–] technicalogical@lemmy.world 108 points 1 year ago (3 children)

And now we know why Tuberville is holding up military appointments. He's waiting for Trump to come back and nominate crazies that will show loyalty to the president over the welfare of the country.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the shoe was on the other foot and there was a Democrat holding up all these appointments, I have zero doubt that Republicans would find a way around it or cause holy hell in the media till something changed.

Democrats on the other hand are too timid to rustle some feathers.

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is one of many reasons why I vote Green.

[–] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Green? Fuck off with that shit. Stein was bought and paid for by Putin and you are going to proudly state that you support the spoiler party that played it's part in getting Trump elected.

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If you dislike the Democrats, but you refuse to vote for anybody else, where's their motivation to change?

Stein was bought and paid for by Putin

The "evidence" for this is that she was photographed sitting at a table with Putin. Jill says that she had no plans to meet with him, and they didn't even discuss anything.

On the other hand, there are photos of Hillary shaking hands with Putin. So, I guess that means she's "bought and paid for by Putin", too?

[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago
[–] commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago

Stein was bought and paid for by Putin

no, she wasn't

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

A coup's not gonna work unless you have the military on your side.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"You do know that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?” Kelly said.

That is precisely the kind of officer America needed under Turnip Dump.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 8 points 1 year ago

Yep, John Kelly missed his chance to be a hero

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ViewSonik@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Its all hearsay

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Nah, he thinks he has the audiobook version but in reality he's just listing to Kraftwerk.

[–] RubberStuntBaby@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago

“Which generals?” Kelly asked.
“The German generals in World War II,” Trump responded.
“You do know that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?” Kelly said.

He mean he wanted generals like Nazis.