Trump Wanted ‘Hitler’s Generals,’ Former Chief Of Staff Says
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John Kelly warned that Donald Trump meets the definition of a fascist and would govern like a dictator.
John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-service chief of staff, made dire warnings Tuesday about what could happen if his former boss wins back the White House, and confirmed disturbing comments the former president allegedly made about Adolf Hitler.
Kelly, a former Marine general who also served as Trump’s homeland security secretary, spoke to both The Atlantic and The New York Times about his concerns, saying he was motivated to go on the record after Trump suggested he’d use military force against his domestic political enemies.
Trump meets the definition of a fascist and would govern like a dictator, Kelly warned, telling the Times that Trump “never accepted the fact that he wasn’t the most powerful man in the world — and by power, I mean an ability to do anything he wanted, anytime he wanted.”
The retired general pointed to the definition of a fascism ― a government with a “dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy ― and said that from his experience working with Trump, “those are the kinds of things that he thinks would work better in terms of running America.”
As Trump’s chief of staff, Kelly spent more time behind closed doors with the former president than nearly anyone else who worked in his administration.