Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Trump praised Hitler while in office

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the explosive warnings from Donald Trump's own inner circle, with claims that he is a fascist who has praised Hitler, raising the question of why this is not making front-page news across America's major media outlets. We will also discuss Trump's upcoming rally in New York City, a place that despises him, and examine the parallels to a dark chapter in American history, specifically the infamous 1938 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden. Plus, we look at the Texas Senate race, where Colin Allred is in a dead heat with Ted Cruz, a race that could determine the fate of the Democratic Senate majority. Democratic Congressman Allred will join us tonight to discuss.

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0:00.0	Tonight on the readout. It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that
0:10.3	Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler,
0:13.0	the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews,
0:19.0	and hundreds of thousands of Americans.
0:24.2	His own people are warning us that Trump is a fascist who has praised Hitler.
0:31.3	So why is this not major front-page news by America's once hallowed journalistic institutions?
0:40.0	Also, tonight Trump will hold a rally in New York next week, a state he cannot win in New York City a city that reviles him
0:48.0	So why do it? Well, it's a reminder of a previous rally at Madison Square Garden, which was one of America's
0:55.8	darkest moments.
0:58.0	Plus, the Senate race in Texas is a virtual dead heat, and a victory by Colin Allred over Ted Cruz could save the
1:06.0	Democratic Senate majority. Congressman Allred joins me tonight.
1:12.4	But we begin tonight meet tonight.
1:14.2	But we begin tonight with the words of retired four-star General John Kelly, who for the first time
1:20.2	is speaking out about Donald Trump on tape.
1:24.0	During this interview with Michael Schmidt of the New York Times,
1:27.0	Kelly delivered a stunning rebuke of his former boss's character. Certainly, the former president is in the far right area.
1:41.0	Certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators.
1:49.8	He has said that.
1:52.1	So he certainly falls into the general. said that
1:53.0	certainly falls into the general definition of fascist for sure.
1:58.0	He could be caught as it more than once that, you know,
2:01.0	Hitler did some good things too, and of course, if you know history, again, I think he's lacking in that.
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