Report: Trump Said "I Need The Kind Of Generals That Hitler Had"

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🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The former president's one-time chief of staff, retired four-star Marine Corps General John Kelly, is slamming his former boss in two separate interviews, just 14 days before the election. Meanwhile, the campaign and another former chief of staff are coming to Trump’s defense. Former Maine Republican Senator William Cohen, who served as defense secretary in the Clinton Administration, and CNN Military Analyst and retired Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, weigh in. Also, reaction from Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and his take on the state of the 2024 election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tonight on 360,
0:03.3	the former president campaign today for the Latino vote, new reporting came out
0:07.0	on the contempt he allegedly showed toward the family of a murdered
0:09.8	Mexican-American soldier and their Mexican heritage.
0:13.0	Also, his former chief of staff, retired General John Kelly, goes on the record
0:17.0	detailing some of the stunning things Trump said to him about Hitler.
0:21.2	Plus, if that weren't enough,
0:22.6	all the rest of the news from the campaign now
0:24.0	in its final two weeks,
0:25.0	including former President Obama,
0:26.2	appearing just moments from now in battleground Michigan
0:28.6	being introduced by Eminem,
0:30.0	we'll show you some of his remarks live.
0:32.4	Good evening, thanks for joining us.
0:33.7	The New York Times is just out with a new interview
0:35.9	with former Trump Chief of Staff General John Kelly.
0:39.1	The bottom line, according to the Times, quote,
0:41.1	in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern
0:45.7	like a dictator if allowed and had no understanding the Constitution or the concept of rule of
0:50.8	law.
0:51.8	Now it comes hard on the heels of new reporting out today in the Atlantic on the
0:55.2	former president's alleged affinity for or wish for generals who are like Adolf Hitler's
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