Harris’ Harsh Takedown of Trump over “Hitler” Bombshell Hits the Mark

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, John Kelly, just revealed that he believes Trump will rule as a dictator and a fascist—and that he mused aloud about having his generals function as Hitler’s generals did. Kamala Harris jumped on this news to highlight the dire threat posed by a second Trump term. Can Harris translate this bombshell into a strong closing message in swing states that will decide this election? We talked to Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, who walks us through what Harris must do to win the state—and what a closing argument about the dangers posed by Trump might accomplish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:11.8	This is the Daily Blast from the New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
1:14.1	I'm your host, Greg Sargent.
1:26.8	We just learned that Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, John Kelly,
1:28.5	believes that Trump will rule as a dictator if elected president. Kelly also says the fascist label applies well to
1:35.2	Trump and that Trump has declared that he wants his generals to function as Hitler's generals did.
1:41.8	On Wednesday, Kamala Harris jumped on this news, citing it as the latest evidence that another
1:47.4	Trump term poses a serious, perhaps existential danger to America.
1:53.2	Which raises a question, is there a way for Harris to translate this bombshell news and
1:59.1	news like it into a strong closing message that can win
2:02.7	where it counts in the swing states that will decide this election. If so, what does that look like?
2:09.5	Today we're fortunate to be discussing all this with Ben Wickler, the chairman of the Democratic Party
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