When Donald Trump is confronted with news he does not like, he has an unfortunate habit of referencing Nazi Germany. In January 2017, for example, shortly before the Republican was inaugurated, he accused U.S. intelligence agencies of leaking information that made him look bad. “Are we living in Nazi Germany?” Trump asked at the time — as if leaks from intelligence agencies were a significant problem with Hitler’s regime.
During his White House tenure, Trump not only expressed his disappointment with U.S. military leaders, he also reportedly said he wanted them to be more like “the German generals in World War II.”
After his 2020 defeat, as his legal troubles intensified, Trump described FBI agents as part of “the Gestapo,” and accused special counsel Smith of overseeing “a Gestapo type operation.”
Over the weekend, the former president added to the list. NBC News reported:
Donald Trump compared President Joe Biden’s administration to the secret police force of Nazi Germany in remarks at a private, closed-door donor retreat on Saturday afternoon. … “These people are running a Gestapo administration,” Trump said, according to audio of the luncheon provided to NBC News.
President Joe Biden’s team was not impressed.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said the Democratic incumbent is focused o