Trump wanted generals like Hitler's, said Nazi leader 'did some good things,' Kelly claims

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Kelly said he would usually quash the conversation by saying "nothing (Hitler) did, you could argue, was good," but that Trump would occasionally bring up the topic again.
43% : "The comments from John Kelly, the retired Marine general who worked for Trump in the White House from 2017 to 2019, came in interviews with both The New York Times and The Atlantic.
39% : In hard-fought Pa., fast-growing Latino communities present a test for Harris and TrumpMORE: Trump relies on billionaire donors to fund 2024 campaign against Harris, filings showMORE: How Project 2025's rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year's electionMORE: Trump wants to undermine America's free and fair elections -- and the world is watching"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly recalled to The Times.
37% : Still, his new warnings came just two weeks before Election Day, as Trump seeks a second term vowing to dramatically expand his use of the military at home and suggesting he would use force to go after Americans he considers "enemies from within.
33% : And retired Gen. Jim Mattis, who worked as U.S. secretary of defense under Trump, reportedly later told Woodward that he agreed with Milley's assessment.
32% : In his interview with The Atlantic, Kelly recalled that when Trump raised the idea of needing "German generals," Kelly would ask if he meant "Bismarck's generals," referring to Otto von Bismarck, the former chancellor of the German Reich who oversaw the unification of Germany.
25% : Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' running mate who served 24 years in various units and jobs in the Army National Guard, quickly used the interviews to assail Trump on Tuesday night.
24% : "Kelly added that Trump often fumed at any attempt to constrain his power, and that "he would love to be" a dictator.
21% : "Surely you can't mean Hitler's generals," Kelly recalled asking Trump.
21% : "Trump is descending into this madness - a former president of the United States and the candidate for president of the United States says he wants generals like Adolf Hitler had.
15% : Kelly has long been critical of Trump and previously accused him of calling veterans killed in combat "suckers" and "losers."
15% : After reading the definition aloud, including that fascism was "a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader," Kelly concluded Trump "certainly falls into the general definition of fascist, for sure.
13% : Retired Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, who served as Trump's chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Bob Woodward in his recent book "War" that Trump was "fascist to the core" and "the most dangerous person to this country."
9% : "Kelly also said in his interview with The Times that Trump met the definition of a fascist.
7% : WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's longest-serving chief of staff is warning that the Republican presidential nominee meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office, Trump suggested that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "did some good things.

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