Trump's Hitler Comment: How Social Media Reacted To 'Hitler Did A Lot Of Good Things'
An upcoming book revealed that Donald Trump in 2018 allegedly praised Adolf Hitler in a discussion with his chief of staff John Kelly.
Excerpts from Wall Street Journal reporter Michael Bender's book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election," were released Wednesday to some news outlets, with the Hitler comment drawing fierce criticism and a denial from Trump.
“Well, Hitler did a lot of good things," Trump reportedly said on a trip to Paris to commemorate the armistice after World War I.
“You cannot ever say anything supportive of Adolf Hitler. You just can’t,” Kelly responded.
"Well, Hitler did a lot of good things"
— CNN (@CNN) July 7, 2021
Trump allegedly praised Adolf Hitler during a discussion with his White House chief of staff John Kelly in 2018 while on a trip to Paris to commemorate the armistice after World War I, according to book excerpts. https://t.co/uKQv8Y901k
Bender's book noted that the comments were made during an “impromptu history lesson,” with Kelly reminding Trump which countries were on which side of the conflict and how Hitler’s actions led to World War II.
The alleged comment comes after many other similar reports. Trump’s first wife, Ivana, told Vanity Fair in 1990 that he kept a book of Hitler’s speeches by his bed. After the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Trump defended comments that the alt-right demonstrators, who included neo-Nazis, were "very fine people."
He also skipped out on a scheduled visit to a cemetery that holds bodies of U.S. soldiers, who died during WWI. "Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers," Trump allegedly said.
Trump's spokesperson Liz Harrington on Wednesday denied the claims in Bender's book.
“This is totally false,” she said in a statement.
“President Trump never said this. It is made up fake news, probably by a general who was incompetent and was fired.”
Many took to social media after the revelations.
It is not funny that trump said it but it is kind of funny that kelly’s response to the hitler remark was “you do not under any circumstances have to hand it to him”
— Adam Serwer _ (@AdamSerwer) July 8, 2021
"Hitler did a lot of good things"
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) July 7, 2021
--Donald Trump on a 2018 trip (Per CNN)
This is not a joke. He actually said that.
Michael Bender reports Trump said to John Kelly, “Hitler did a lot of good things.” Trump’s spokesperson denies it. You know who could resolve this? John Kelly. There’s no national security or executive privilege reason for him not to tell us: Is Bender’s account accurate or not?
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) July 7, 2021
“Well, Hitler did a lot of good things.” https://t.co/pMWJnh02vH
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 7, 2021
Sounds like something he would say https://t.co/Mabv7n9esB
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) July 7, 2021
Trump praised Hitler? … of course he did. https://t.co/65oKI5WAMT
— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) July 7, 2021
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