Harris decries Trump after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler's - The Boston Globe

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48% : AP VoteCast found that about 6 in 10 military veterans said they voted for Trump in 2020, as did just over half of those with a veteran in the household.
46% : 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.
42% : "Harris said Wednesday that Trump admired Hitler's generals because he "does not want a military that is loyal to the United States Constitution, he wants a military that is loyal to him.
41% : 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 chancellor who oversaw the unification of Germany.
36% : Harris' campaign held a call with reporters Tuesday to elevate the voices of retired military officials who highlighted how many of the officials who worked with Trump now oppose his campaign.
35% : The comments from Kelly, the retired Marine general who worked for Trump in the White House from 2017 to 2019, build on past warnings from former top Trump officials as the election enters its final two weeks.
32% : "Kelly added that Trump often fumed at any attempt to constrain his power, and that "he would love to be" a dictator.
31% : And retired Gen. Jim Mattis, who worked as secretary of defense under Trump, reportedly later told Woodward that he agreed with Milley's assessment.
29% : Kelly has long been critical of Trump and previously accused him of calling veterans killed in combat "suckers" and "losers."
29% : "Surely you can't mean Hitler's generals," Kelly recalled asking Trump.
26% : Anderson said he wished Kelly would fully back Harris over Trump, something he has yet to do.
26% : Among voters in this year's South Carolina Republican primary, AP VoteCast found that close to two-thirds of military veterans and people in veteran households voted for Trump over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Trump's toughest opponent in the 2024 Republican primary.
25% : 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.
23% : His new warnings emerged 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.
19% : In his interview with the Times, Kelly also said Trump met the definition of a fascist.
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."

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