Trump wanted 'generals like Hitler's,' former chief of staff says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : ""He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly told the Times.RELATED: McConnell privately called Trump a 'narcissist' and 'despicable human,' biography saysKelly 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.
54% : 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.
53% : Kelly alleged that Trump lauded Hitler's generals for their loyalty.
35% : 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.
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.
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.
21% : "Surely you can't mean Hitler's generals," Kelly recalled asking Trump.
15% : Kelly, a retired Marine general who served as Trump's chief of staff from 2017 to 2019, warned in two separate interviews - one with The New York Times and one with The Atlantic - that Trump meets the definition of a fascist and that while in office he suggested that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler "did some good things.
13% : 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.""He certainly prefers the dictator approach to government," Kelly told the Times.
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."
1% : "RELATED: Biden calls for Trump to be 'politically' locked up at New Hampshire eventIn his interview with the Times, Kelly also said Trump met the definition of a fascist.
1% : "Trump's campaign denied the allegations and accused Kelly of fabricating comments from Trump.RELATED: Trump sent Covid tests to Putin for personal use in early 2020, book saysKelly has long been critical of Trump and previously accused him of calling veterans killed in combat "suckers" and "losers."

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