Let’s play a game! Which of these quotes are Trump’s, and which are Hitler’s?
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“Jews and migrants are poisoning Aryan blood,”
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“They’re poisoning the blood of our country. That’s what they’ve done,”
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“I will get rid of the communist vermin”
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“They’re coming into our country, from Africa, from Asia, over the world. They’re pouring into our country.”
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“I will take care of the enemy within”
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“We pledge to you that we will root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical-left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, that lie and steal and cheat on elections … The threat from outside forces is far less sinister, dangerous, and grave than the threat from within. Our threat is from within.”
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“One people, one realm, one leader.”
Here is the answer key: Every other one is a Hitler quote, starting with the first one. And yet, these quotes are in significant overlap. We shouldn’t have a president who is taking a page out of Hitler’s book.