He did he comments are more than once that, you know,

that Hitler did some good things too.

And of course, if you know history, again, I think he's lacking in that.

But if you know what his, you know, Hitler was all about,

it would be pretty hard to make an argument that he did anything good.

That was John Kelly, who served as chief of staff for then President Donald Trump,

describing Trump's praise for Hitler.

We'll have more of Kelly's on the record dire warnings about his former boss straight ahead.

We'll also bring you the latest on the race for the White House.

Both candidates yesterday made an appeal to Latino voters, with Vice President Harris

sitting down for an interview with Telemundo and Trump holding a roundtable in Miami.

And also ahead, an update on the Biden administration's efforts to bring a ceasefire to Gaza following Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Wednesday, October 23rd.

I'm Jonathan Lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us.

We have a lot to get to this morning.

And we'll begin with the New York Times interview with Donald Trump's former chief of staff, John Kelly.

In taped conversations with investigative reporter Michael Schmidt, Kelly goes on the record

and said the former president meets the definition of a fascist and would rule like a dictator

if he wins another term.

Certainly, the former president is in the far right area.

He certainly an authoritarian,

admires people who are dictators.

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