The Source |Former White House Chief of Staff Says Trump Privately Said: 'I need the kind of generals that Hitler had'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : In his book The Return of Great Powers, journalist Jim Sciutto reported that Kelly recalled Trump privately stating that Hitler "did some good things."
50% : The report continues: "As his presidency drew to a close, and in the years since, he has become more and more interested in the advantages of dictatorship, and the absolute control over the military that he believes it would deliver. 'I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,' Trump said in a private conversation in the White House, according to two people who heard him say this."Despite this, a Trump spokesperson told The Atlantic that the quote is "absolutely false," insisting that the former president "never said this."Of course they denied it.
47% : In The Divider, written by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, Kelly also shared that Trump wanted his generals to be more like "the German generals" of World War II.What it comes down to is Kelly has been clear that Trump regularly made unethical demands during his presidency, including pushing for the use of the Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department to target critics and political opponents.
45% : Former generals who have worked for Trump say that the sole military virtue he prizes is obedience."
41% : A new report by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg includes startling claims that Trump expressed admiration for the control Hitler's generals exercised.
40% : Listen, Trump has a thing for authoritarians.
35% : According to the report, "Trump has frequently voiced his disdain for those who serve in the military and for their devotion to duty, honor, and sacrifice.
21% : He has described Trump as "poisoning" people's minds, having "serious character issues," and being "not a real man."
15% : In the report, Kelly recounts a conversation with Trump about "German generals," in which Kelly tried to clarify what the president meant: "'Do you mean Bismarck's generals?'
15% : The retired general has openly criticized Trump before.
11% : "And get this, Kelly also corroborated another troubling claim, saying that Trump used derogatory terms like "suckers and losers" to describe American soldiers who died in defense of the country.
9% : Kelly made it clear to Trump that such actions would be illegal and unethical, but Trump, according to the report, continued to make the demands.

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