The Friday Brief
October 25, 2024
The Big Picture
It’s The Hitler, Stupid
Why, oh why, at this late stage of America, is anyone shocked Trump is a Hitler fanboy? Really? The same man who has long praised every autocratic a-hole to walk the Earth? Anyone?
John Kelly finally going on the record is commendable — I wish he’d done so sooner, but here we are — and the reaction by Trump’s cultists is wild.
The way you know this story is absolutely true is the reaction by the MAGA right. Their online and offline response has been so ass-on-fire, hyperbolic, and manic that I’ve had up the blocking game by an order of magnitude.
To understand Donald Trump, you must examine two of the most influential figures who shaped his style and worldview: Roy Cohn and Adolf Hitler. Their influence's weird alchemy is what makes him so horrifying.
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