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Trump loves autocrats and wants to be one.

19 ( +26 / -7 )

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.”

Sounds about right. Trump is a fascist. And as he looks more likely to be elected, it is the people that vote for him most loyally will be the ones that suffer most.

18 ( +24 / -6 )

“he would love to be” a dictator.

He couldn't be in his first term because he was surrounded by people who were more loyal to their constitutional duties than to him.

He's already made sure those guardrails are gone if he's elected.

22 ( +27 / -5 )

Chris Sununu, New Hampshire's Republican governor and onetime Trump critic, said Kelly's comments did not change his plans to vote for the former president.

Pathetic.

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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. “Surely you can’t mean Hitler’s generals,” Kelly recalled asking Trump. To which the former president responded, “Yeah, yeah, Hitler’s generals.”

That is the project 2025 to stack the government and Military industrial complex with MAGA loyalists.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/trump-overturn-result-presidential-election-vote

9 ( +14 / -5 )

He couldn't be in his first term because he was surrounded by people who were more loyal to their constitutional duties than to him.

Even when he got rid of the establishment swamp rats he still never tried to take over anything.

He's already made sure those guardrails are gone if he's elected.

ROFL!

Pathetic

Because they all know Kelly is lying.

Even Esper debunked Kelly’s remarks and he hates Trump. Well, cleared that up for me once again…

https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1849176977015804409?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

-25 ( +5 / -30 )

That is the project 2025 to stack the government and Military industrial complex with MAGA loyalists.

Again, What is up with libs and P2025? ROFL!

-25 ( +6 / -31 )

I don't believe this is new news. I recall this information coming out a few months after the demonstrations in Washington DC, the Bible incident and Trump suggesting that the USA military could get rid of the demonstrators by shooting some of them in the legs.

2 ( +10 / -8 )

establishment swamp rats

= people who honor the Constitution and their duty to the American people more than loyalty to Trump

he still never tried to take over anything.

Sure he did. He tried to keep himself in power by making up a bunch of bull about the 2020 election and attempting to overturn the results.

Your man is a wannabe dictator. He's in it for himself.

19 ( +23 / -4 )

bass4funk

Because they all know Kelly is lying.

Even Esper debunked Kelly’s remarks and he hates Trump. Well, cleared that up for me once again…

https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1849176977015804409?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

John Kelly isn’t lying and a claim that you didn’t hear Trump say something doesn’t mean he didn’t say it.

16 ( +23 / -7 )

If any of this crap were true, Kelly would have announced this years ago or even after he booted out of office. We don’t hear Jack from this guy, but now all of a sudden and less than 2 weeks this guy comes forward and says, oh, by the way….

This shows how desperate these people are that they’re pushing these people to say and throw anything in the hopes something will stick.

-19 ( +6 / -25 )

Fake "news". This just demonstrates how desperate the Democrats are, fearing their dud candidate is going to lose big.

-16 ( +5 / -21 )

John Kelly isn’t lying and a claim that you didn’t hear Trump say something doesn’t mean he didn’t say it.

If Kelly was so concerned by alleged comments Trump made in 2018, why didn’t he go public about any of this then, or for 2020 election? You can believe him if you want, that’s your choice, I don’t.

-The media called for his resignation in February of 2018 before Trump fired him.

-Kelly reportedly trash talked Trump while Trump before he was fired.

-Multiple outlets report John Kelly was left out of key decisions throughout 2018 making him feel belittled.

-In December of 2018, Trump fired and replaced him and immediately after, he disparaged Trump.

John Kelly was offered $15 million to write a book, so yeah, why now?? Now we know.

-18 ( +2 / -20 )

Bad Haircut

Fake "news". This just demonstrates how desperate the Democrats are, fearing their dud candidate is going to lose big.

Truth hurts. BTW John Kelly isn’t a Democrat. He’s a Republican.

17 ( +21 / -4 )

bass4funk

*John Kelly isn’t lying and a claim that you didn’t hear Trump say something doesn’t mean he didn’t say it.*

If Kelly was so concerned by alleged comments Trump made in 2018, why didn’t he go public about any of this then, or for 2020 election? You can believe him if you want, that’s your choice, I don’t.

Truth hurts.

12 ( +17 / -5 )

And one more former "best-ever" Trump cabinet official, retired 4-star General, Gold-Star family member...comes out and says Trump is the incompetent, degenerate, loser we always thought he was...

You're late to the party General but thanks anyway...

17 ( +21 / -4 )

= people who honor the Constitution and their duty to the American people more than loyalty to Trump

Oh, yeah? Why didn’t Kelly immediately come out with these allegations at that time? I mean, as you say, the Constitution is more important than his loyalty to Trump and yet for 5 years he sat on this information. A 15 million dollar book deal and 2 weeks before and election, now he comes out with this? You kidding me?

Sure he did.

He didn’t, if he did, why Keely didn’t sound the alarm? Again, he values the Constitution over Trump loyalty, is that not right?

He tried to keep himself in power by making up a bunch of bull about the 2020 election and attempting to overturn the results.

Well, given the whistleblowers, testimony, documents, there’s a lot that we now know wasn’t the way we thought..

Your man is a wannabe dictator. He's in it for himself.

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. I can claim KFC is the healthiest food all day long as well. lol

-18 ( +3 / -21 )

The person interviewed was very clear that Trump did not say this. That’s very clear.

the article? The person says they didn’t hear him say it.

that’s twisting the words, obviously.

he did not say it.

-18 ( +5 / -23 )

So where is Trump going to show up this week to prove he's a "working man" after his stint as a McD fry cook?

Answer: "Donald Trump today tried another “job” - he donned a sleazy T-shirt and sat behind the cash register at a run-down porn shop - the one near the lumber yard where Rudy had his press conference"....

Trump stated; “Now this is more of a job I can relate to…and I get Stormy Daniels DVDs at wholesale prices!"...

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If Trump is comparing himself to Hitler, the funny thing is that the Allies couldn't have won WWII without Adolf's help. Hitler was a lousy commander. He ordered his generals to never retreat and not back up an inch, when a strategic retreat and counter offensive was what was called for, as plainly evident on the Eastern Front. Yes, the German generals were the best, but they followed the orders of an idiot who refused to let them fight strategically. As a result, the Germans went on to lose the war being led by a madman, Adolf Hitler, who wanted to burn Germany to the ground for losing.

Does that sound like the kind of guy you want leading your country?!

13 ( +15 / -2 )

bass4funkToday  07:30 am JST

If any of this crap were true, Kelly would have announced this years ago…

he did.

fox news and maga will be suffering severe back pain from twisting and bending over backwards to rationalize trump’s insanity. are there maga-approved chiropractors?

16 ( +17 / -1 )

Blacklabel

The person interviewed was very clear that Trump did not say this. That’s very clear. 

the article? The person says they didn’t hear him say it.

that’s twisting the words, obviously. 

he did not say it.

Of course, he said it. It’s not even surprising.

Truth hurts, I guess.

12 ( +14 / -2 )

Truth hurts.

The 15 million dollar book deal? Yup, it does.

https://x.com/mguilen_/status/1848824382572900374?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

-17 ( +2 / -19 )

Nope he didn’t say it. The person interviewed who was there clearly said that.

and no, he didn’t complain about the cost of someone’s funeral he didn’t pay for either,

all you have is 4 year old debunked and desperate nonsense claims to try to trick voters.

Not gonna work. But McDonalds! lol

-14 ( +5 / -19 )

It seems it doesn't matter what Trump says or said. I've come to the conclusion many Americans are right wing and happy to elect a dictator.

11 ( +15 / -4 )

Trump is dysfunctional.

11 ( +13 / -2 )

History records that Hitler had some fairly competent generals, but Hitler and his inner circle refused to listen to them.

Eventually, a group of generals tried to assassinate Hitler. Known as the July 20th Incident. (1944)

So, those kinds of generals?

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Blacklabel

Nope he didn’t say it. The person interviewed who was there clearly said that. 

You can’t prove that Trump didn’t say something. He may not have been around when he said it.

But I understand why you don’t want to believe Trump said this.

and no, he didn’t complain about the cost of someone’s funeral he didn’t pay for either, 

He certainly did. He instructed his administration not to pay for it. This after he said that he would.

all you have is 4 year old debunked and desperate nonsense claims to try to trick voters. 

Truth hurts!

11 ( +12 / -1 )

*The person interviewed was very clear that Trump did not say this. That’s very clear.*

the article? The person says they didn’t hear him say it.

that’s twisting the words, obviously.

he did not say it.

The MAGA demagoguery is more pathetic as the election nears.

Waiting for 'Kelly is a RINO. Kelly has Trump derangement syndrome. Kelly is a plant from the Harris/Biden crime syndicate. Kelly lied about his Marine service. Kelly was a secret deep state leftist his whole career.'

12 ( +13 / -1 )

Blacklabel

The story makes no sense.

True.

supposedly- i want generals like that! 

“that”? The generals that lost the war and tried more than once to kill the person leading them? 

Trump didn’t know that, but Kelly explained it to him. Didn’t change Trump’s mind.

who would want generals kind “that”?

Trump.

9 ( +11 / -2 )

UnderworldToday  07:40 am JST

Bad Haircut

Fake "news". This just demonstrates how desperate the Democrats are, fearing their dud candidate is going to lose big.

Truth hurts. BTW John Kelly isn’t a Democrat. He’s a Republican.

That doesn't matter. He likely had a falling out with Trump over something, probably wanted to go to war over something and Trump refused, so he decided to get his revenge by making up a quote like this.

-10 ( +2 / -12 )

Hitler was a lousy commander. He ordered his generals to never retreat and not back up an inch, when a strategic retreat and counter offensive was what was called for, as plainly evident on the Eastern Front. Yes, the German generals were the best, but they followed the orders of an idiot who refused to let them fight strategically. As a result, the Germans went on to lose the war being led by a madman, Adolf Hitler, who wanted to burn Germany to the ground for losing. 

Lots of misinformation mixed in with your post.

Things weren’t as simple as that.

-8 ( +2 / -10 )

Actually there's nothing really surprising here - other than the MAGA-cult members, we all know Trump is a disgusting miscreant who hates our military heroes and anyone who serves their country...there are already tons of examples of that...

What is more concerning is the recent clear plunge into the depth of dementia...the zombie-like 39 minutes of twerking to disco music, comments on Arnold Palmer's genitals, calling his supporters "fat pigs" (which they take no offense to)....

He's crumbling and spiraling down right before our eyes...and our MAGA-friends here can pretend they don't see it all they want...we know they do - it's crystal clear in their increasing desperate and outlandish posts...

8 ( +10 / -2 )

The MAGA demagoguery is more pathetic as the election nears. 

Why? For calling out these Charlatans?

Waiting for 'Kelly is a RINO.

Establishment definitely

Kelly has Trump derangement syndrome. Kelly is a plant from the Harris/Biden crime syndicate. Kelly lied about his Marine service. Kelly was a secret deep state leftist his whole career.'

Don’t know, don’t care about this nut job, but I will say this, when he was in the WH he served at the pleasure of the president and if he didn’t think was doing his job well or had a problem with his Presidency, resign. It’s just don’t simple, don’t try and undermine a sitting president. The left had no Problem calling Flynn and Petraeus criminals in a heartbeat, but Kelly coming out 5 years to say something made up.

-12 ( +2 / -14 )

Yes, a lot of people will vote for Trump and, alas, he might just win. Then his supporters will get what they wanted. And they will be very unhappy. If ever there was a time to say, "Be careful what you wish for. . .", this is it.

6 ( +8 / -2 )

The cultists never question Trump- they always try to smear the messenger.

Ivana Trump told her lawyer Michael Kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of Hitler's collected speeches, "My New Order," which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed.

I did give him a book about Hitler. But it was 'My New Order,' Hitler's speeches, not 'Mein Kampf.' Marty Davis

Of course he said it. There is not a single person in the world who would be shocked by this news.

7 ( +10 / -3 )

the main disappointment here is James Mattis.

that guy had a reputation as a leader of men. Highest personal character. tells it like it is and makes it happen,

Either he never was any of that or he fell under the political influence of others who lied to him and led him astray.

now he’s just the last guy on the repetitive list of now disgraced we hate Trump “leaders”

Kelly, Milley, Mattis. How sad his name is there and last.

-14 ( +2 / -16 )

burgers and beers

window into who the former president “really is" and the kind of commander in chief he would be.

Since Trump has already been a president for 4 years, no doubt Americans know who " he is " and are voting with that knowledge.

And these new revelations help a lot.

5 ( +8 / -3 )

The cultists never question Trump- 

nothing to question.

he didn’t say it, wouldn’t say it and no purpose or reason to say it.

obvious desperation hit job to affect an election the left is losing. You know you are losing and so does your media.

so assignments were made: Obama took “white supremacy”, Walz took “Hitler/military” and Harris takes “authoritarian/fascist/J6”.

then the media took but McDonalds!, Elon Musk and “the stock market is down yesterday cause Trump will win”.

-12 ( +3 / -15 )

he served at the pleasure of the president and if he didn’t think was doing his job well or had a problem with his Presidency, resign.

He did.

--Waiting for 'Kelly is a RINO. 

Establishment definitely

What does that mean exactly?

7 ( +11 / -4 )

The cultists never question Trump- they always try to smear the messenger. 

They did question Trump. And the messenger(s) were discredited by 7 people who were there in the room.

Ivana Trump told her lawyer Michael Kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of Hitler's collected speeches, "My New Order," which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed.

Ok, so that’s one person, so why would her personal lawyer go against her client and spread this allegation? What about attorney client privileges? Maybe that’s why he isn’t her lawyer anymore.

Of course he said it.

Can you prove that?

There is not a single person in the world who would be shocked by this news.

The left can believe what they want, that’d their right.

-14 ( +3 / -17 )

Blacklabel

The cultists never question Trump- 

nothing to question.

he didn’t say it, wouldn’t say it and no purpose or reason to say it. 

obvious desperation hit job to affect an election the left is losing. You know you are losing and so does your media

The self denial is immense.

5 ( +10 / -5 )

Now we see the reason all of our MAGA-friends are posting these ridiculous X account links. - they're being played for a fool...

"Results from a “shock” poll shared by one of Donald Trump’s surrogates started trending on X Monday, telling 1.4 million people that the Republican presidential nominee was gaining ground on Vice President Kamala Harris in New Mexico.

But none of it is real.

MAGA ally Richard Grennell, who served as the acting director of national intelligence during Trump’s administration, posted the sourceless numbers to his X account, claiming that Harris only had a three-point lead on the former president in the battleground state. But that alleged narrow lead made light of other recent surveys, including one published in the *Albuquerque Journal*** on Monday, which showed Harris with a nine-point lead, three times more than Grennell suggested.**

“Trump surrogates are literally fabricating polls at this point to make their supporters think a victory is inevitable,” wrote Democratic strategist and pollster Matt McDermott in response to Grennell’s post. “No poll shows this in New Mexico.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-gets-surprising-news-performance-153040733.html

Every time we see our MAGA-friends here post an X link - it just shows how easily manipulated and conned they are...

7 ( +11 / -4 )

Trump following the "old Adolf textbook"!

Insurrection, instigating, inciting, insulting, denying, refusing, censoring the press ... did I forget anything?

He also wants to be a dictator like those other ones.

Don't let it happen - it wouldn't be the worst just for the US but for any other freedom and peace loving country!

7 ( +11 / -4 )

Either he never was any of that or he fell under the political influence of others who lied to him and led him astray.

now he’s just the last guy on the repetitive list of now disgraced we hate Trump “leaders”

Kelly, Milley, Mattis. How sad his name is there and last.

So the tragedy is not Trump's generals expressing their disgust at working under a corrupt, incompetent authoritarian.

It is that they turned against Trump.

Great example of the cultist thinking of MAGA

6 ( +10 / -4 )

The cultists never question Trump

Cultists have their leader appointed to them without questioning the process.

-10 ( +1 / -11 )

got rid of the establishment swamp rats

The first trick of autocrats: get people to question the legitimacy of institutions, including bureaucrats, scientists and other experts, the judiciary, the press, and election workers. And threaten to throw them out.

Trump has done this for years.

He's a wannabe dictator.

7 ( +11 / -4 )

Every time we see our MAGA-friends here post an X link - it just shows how easily manipulated and conned they are...

No, it just shows that we have more access to not only lib mainstream media sources only.

-13 ( +2 / -15 )

Trump is a fascist and he sympathizes with and not so secretly admires Hitler and the Nazis.

And for them at reason alone, this election is an easy choice.

I’m vote for the “Not a Nazi sympathizer” candidate.

10 ( +11 / -1 )

The first trick of autocrats: get people to question the legitimacy of institutions, including bureaucrats, scientists and other experts, the judiciary, the press, and election workers. And threaten to throw them out.

Well, as an American he can say what he wants, Kamala does, Joe says things all the time, and all day long, crazy things. But that’s what America is all about. Now if Trump has the military behind him locking down the WH and Congress and offing the Supreme Court, he will be an official dictator. As of now, not even remotely close, calm down.

Trump has done this for years.

Uh-huh….lol

He's a wannabe dictator.

If that were true, he’s not good at it. Lol

-14 ( +1 / -15 )

@blacklabel

"the main disappointment here is James Mattis."

You forgot quite some more names, Generals, GOP representatives and so on.

So, let me help you out:

Mike Pence, former VP under Trump

John Bolton, national security adviser under Trump

Dan Coats, director of National Intelligence

Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense

John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff

H.R. McMaster, national security adviser

Ty Cobb, White House Special Counsel

Stephanie Grisham, White House Communications Director 

Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director 

Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator from Utah

Just to name some of them. The list continues, and continues.

You want to tell us that they all "fell under the political influence of others who lied to them and led them astray"??? C'mon, man, those are highly educated people, people who know what they're doing and talking about, people who are patriots, worry about what would happen if Trump became PotUS.

11 ( +13 / -2 )

nothing to question.

Yeah, there's nothing to question here guys. Trump's cabinet and his own VP refusing to endorse him doesn't matter. The fact that they're all critical of him and his "leadership" doesn't matter. Having one of the highest turnovers of any administration also doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is my feelings that none of those things are true, my feelings that he didn't say the things his former staffers claimed he did, and my feelings that each and every accusation against him is just made up. Feelings over facts.

10 ( +13 / -3 )

The cultists never question Trump- 

nothing to question.

Wow, is that ever a clear admission...

he didn’t say it, wouldn’t say it and no purpose or reason to say it.

Other than he's a putrid anti-military coward...

obvious desperation hit job to affect an election the left is losing. You know you are losing and so does your media.

Obvious MAGA delusion...

so assignments were made: Obama took “white supremacy”, Walz took “Hitler/military” and Harris takes “authoritarian/fascist/J6”.

Trump took "twerking/genitals/fries" and JD took the "cat ladies/couches"....

then the media took but McDonalds!,

The media forced Trump to go to McDonalds? How'd they do that?

8 ( +11 / -3 )

Fake "news". This just demonstrates how desperate the Democrats are, fearing their dud candidate is going to lose big.

Yes, they tried EVERYTHING to prevent Trump from getting to the election, but nothing worked. And now Harris seem even more unpopular than Hillary, and all they have left is the constant attacks by the MSM.

-8 ( +5 / -13 )

People choose to underestimate, minimize and downplay the strength of the Nazi German military (one of the most powerful forces in world history) and what they were able to achieve during the Third Reich because what the Nazis did was wrong—

( It is a fact (often left aside because it is true that they (the bad guys) lost) that Nazi Germany was only defeated because of the Alliance of millions of brave soldiers from various countries and because of tactical errors (and because of Hitler’s stubbornness) … )

People admire strength and power. Even if it were true that Trump mentioned Hitler and his generals, it would be because of this natural human instinct and not because Trump wants to be like Hitler or do the same things that Hitler did.

Either way, this is just another desperate attempt by John Kelly (who personally doesn't like Trump) and the MSM to mislead American voters.

-8 ( +4 / -12 )

Non American civilians here maybe dont realize that “Generals” are not allowed to disparage the commander in chief , during active duty or after when getting government pension.

so obviously all the disparages incorrectly thought Trump will never be back, so they ran their mouth thinking no consequences.

oops. Another example of their Poor judgement.

-11 ( +3 / -14 )

Christian and Jewish friends remember Trump spoke greatly of Hitler. That is all you need to know to judge his character

7 ( +10 / -3 )

Non American civilians here maybe dont realize that “Generals” are not allowed to disparage the commander in chief , during active duty or after when getting government pension.

Categorically false...

"The Manual for Courts-Martial, pt. IV, ¶ 12(c), however, narrows the scope of the offense: “If not personally contemptuous, adverse criticism of one of the officials or legislatures named in the article ... even though emphatically expressed, may not be charged as a violation ...” Further, “[t]he official or legislature against whom the words are used must be occupying one of the offices or be one of the legislatures named in Article 88 at the time of the offense.”

Trump hasn't "occupied an official office" since Jan 16th 2021...

10 ( +12 / -2 )

So many of those who got to see Trump up close have disturbing and damning accounts of what he actually is.

Stormy Daniels said he’s no Arnold Palmer.

11 ( +14 / -3 )

Trump is the hope for the USA, and in turn, the world.

-9 ( +4 / -13 )

Trump hasn't "occupied an official office" since Jan 16th 2021...

Yeah, but Daddy Twump is going to come back and punish all the mean men who had the audacity to speak the truth about him in 2025. ;)

7 ( +11 / -4 )

Ah, The Atlantic. Paragon of unbiased reporting. Coincidentally, owned by one of Kamala's biggest donors. Article from General Kelly, who was fired by Trump.

It seems obvious that the Harris campaign is in free fall. Their closing argument is "Orange Man bad!". Nothing about how they will help Americans. 

Next.

-13 ( +3 / -16 )

Ah, The Atlantic. Paragon of unbiased reporting. Coincidentally, owned by one of Kamala's biggest donors. Article from General Kelly, who was fired by Trump

It’s incredible how so many of those close to him questioning his intellect, knowledge and honesty are painting a completely different picture to what we see in public - a highly intelligent, well-informed man of class, dignity, eloquence and probity.

This must confuse you no end.

5 ( +8 / -3 )

It's more or less obvious now that MAGA literally wouldn't care if Trump called for a second holocaust. They're going to vote for him whatever he says.

It now just comes down to whether the people who oppose him are motivated enough to vote in large numbers.

6 ( +10 / -4 )

Christian and Jewish friends remember Trump spoke greatly of Hitler. That is all you need to know to judge his character

Doubt it, everyone says he never said that. Mark Esper said a lot of disparaging things about Trump, but he admitted he never, ever heard the President say anything remotely close. I know libs want to believe whatever they want, but there comes a time when even their lies reach a certain limit.

-10 ( +2 / -12 )

I know libs want to believe whatever they want,

Irony level: beyond infinite.

5 ( +8 / -3 )

offense: “If not personally contemptuous

Spoiler alert: it is.

-9 ( +2 / -11 )

if Trump has the military behind him locking down the WH and Congress and offing the Supreme Court, he will be an official dictator. As of now, not even remotely close, calm down.

Democracies die by its institutions and norms being whittled down. You don't just call up the military and stage an instant coup de grace.

Your man's obsession with Putin, Xi, Kim, Duterte, Hitler and other strongmen should be enough to dissuade anyone from voting for him, unless you're actually a fan of dictatorships, which I suspect some MAGA cultists are. Note also Trump's obsession with locking up "the enemy within", his demonization of any critical press coverage, his insistence on loyalty above all else, his fondness for big military parades and other grand occasions that he can preside over.

7 ( +9 / -2 )

Trump hasn't "occupied an official office" since Jan 16th 2021...

So when did John Kelly and Milley first criticize the Commander in Chief? Before that date, right?

Milley is especially terrified. He should be.

-11 ( +2 / -13 )

Trump being so Trump..

-1 ( +3 / -4 )

MAGA cultists' go-to defense: everyone is lying except Trump. Everyone.

Truly weird.

7 ( +10 / -3 )

h all the mean men who had the audacity to speak the truth

all the retired military, drawing a government pension, who disparaged and undermined their commander in chief while he was in that role.

fixed it for ya.

-10 ( +3 / -13 )

--Ivana Trump told her lawyer Michael Kennedy that from time to time her husband reads a book of Hitler's collected speeches, "My New Order," which he keeps in a cabinet by his bed.

Ok, so that’s one person

Why so defensive? You yourself have crowed on multiple occasions about reading Mein Kampf.

7 ( +9 / -2 )

You forgot quite some more names, Generals, GOP representatives and so on.

So, let me help you out:

Mike Pence, former VP under Trump

John Bolton, national security adviser under Trump

Dan Coats, director of National Intelligence

Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense

John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff

H.R. McMaster, national security adviser

Ty Cobb, White House Special Counsel

Stephanie Grisham, White House Communications Director 

Anthony Scaramucci, White House Communications Director 

Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator from Utah

Just to name some of them. The list continues, and continues.

None of these swamp establishment rats will ever be working in Washington, none of them would ever be elected to a lemonade stand, maybe write a book, that’s about it for these people and their sagging careers

-14 ( +1 / -15 )

Yes, Trump the anti-semite. Brokering peace deals with Israel and the surrounding Arab nations. Having Jewish grandchildren and a Jewish son-in-law. Sure.

As for General Kelly, I respect his service and his loss (his son was killed in action). But, don't forget that the military, at higher ranks, becomes increasingly political. And Trump is no friend of the neo-cons. He favours America protecting America first and not getting involved in myriad bushfire wars around the world. And this does NOT endear him to the military/foreign policy establishment in Washington.

-11 ( +2 / -13 )

To vote? Yes

for Kamala? Nope

Joe Biden looking pretty good now in hindsight, no?

maybe he really is “the only one” who can “beat” Trump. And Obama and Pelosi threw him out for fry girl. lol

More display of the incontinent demagoguery of MAGA.

According the MAGA king Harris is lying about her work experience at McDonalds. But you can still disparage her as a wage slave plebe versus the incomparable businessman who is your leader.

Same as MAGA attacking AOC about her bartending.

MAGA are all confused wannabe billionaires attacking the 'elites' with zero class consciousness.

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None of these swamp establishment rats will ever be working in Washington, none of them would ever be elected to a lemonade stand, maybe write a book, that’s about it for these people and their sagging careers

By your logic, there's only one republican left in the entire USA, and that's Trump.

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Why so defensive?

Not me, the left though seem to be…

You yourself have crowed on multiple occasions about reading Mein Kampf.

Yes, it’s a book, that’s the great thing about being an American, I can read and watch and say whatever I want, of course within context.

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And all of you who claim to know everything about Trump down to his personal thoughts and motivations.

have you read Art of the Deal? Watched every season of the Apprentice?

you haven’t, of course.

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None of these swamp establishment rats will ever be working in Washington

What makes them "swamp establishment rats"? They're not loyal enough to Trump.

Trump is a wannabe dictator because he's only in it for himself and he'll do anything to get his way.

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None of these swamp establishment rats will ever be working in Washington, none of them would ever be elected to a lemonade stand, maybe write a book, that’s about it for these people and their sagging careers

45 hired all of these people.

Are they all lying or are some of the telling the truth?

Whichever you choose to believe he’s a really inept boss if he hired all these people and they all refuse to work with him again.

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how did you learn sooooooo much about Hitler then? A documentary? A Hollywood movie? lol

It's a concept called "education". Most countries have it, although some of them have trouble with it being regularly interrupted by mass shootings.

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They were all ‘establishment rats’ but he hired them. I thought he was going to ‘drain the swamp’ not give them all jobs.

Or did they only become swampy establishment after 2020? That wouldn’t make any sense either though would it?

Cornered.

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And all of you who claim to know everything about Trump down to his personal thoughts and motivations.

have you read Art of the Deal? Watched every season of the Apprentice? 

you haven’t, of course.

Do you think it’s more important to read a ghost written book from 1987 or analyze everything he did and said since 2016 when he entered politics?

I think it’s the latter.

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Oh your school studied in depth about Hitler?

Anyway….so Trump has 10 vocal people who he fired. who as a result of being fired decided they didn’t enjoy their employment that they previously had enjoyed.

and they are angry and can get paid to speak out against the person who fired them, rewriting history and lying.

is this uncommon in life?

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Whichever you choose to believe he’s a really inept boss if he hired all these people and they all refuse to work with him again.

"I only hire the best people, that is until they stop showing mindless fealty to me at which point they are the enemy within".

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Military officers at the flag level are not used to being criticized for poor performance and being fired.

especially by a civilian.

they don’t know how to handle that.

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Watched every season of the Apprentice?

The Apprentice was fiction. It was scripted to make Donald Trump look like a savvy businessman.

Only schmucks believe that show reflected reality.

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@Bass,

want to tell them this here directly?

"None of these swamp establishment rats will ever be working in Washington, none of them would ever be elected to a lemonade stand, maybe write a book, that’s about it for these people and their sagging careers"

I can help you contacting them, no big deal!

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And all of you who claim to know everything about Trump down to his personal thoughts and motivations.

have you read Art of the Deal? Watched every season of the Apprentice?

There are numerous videos on Youtube about grandiose narcissists. Watch them and you will know all about Trump and his fragile ego. You will learn also about those who give him the narcissistic supply and how narcissists are easily manipulated by cleverer actors like, say, dictators from other countries.

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Dan Scavino had to post on X to tell all the disloyal swamp rats to stop contacting him asking for roles in the upcoming Trump administration.

even hater Mark Cuban, after his years of nonsense, is like oh sure I would work with Trump.

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Wait, do you think he wrote ‘the art of the deal’? Really?

That explains a lot actually.

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*Dan Scavino** had to post on X to tell all the disloyal swamp rats to stop contacting him asking for roles in the upcoming Trump administration.*

And you have the nerve to accuse other people of posting biased sources!

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Wait, do you think he wrote ‘the art of the deal’? Really?

That explains a lot actually.

Just occurred to me that a number of the Trump Groupies on here speak of Trump the way that Patrick Bateman does in American Psycho...without realising that American Psycho is a satire.

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What makes them "swamp establishment rats"? They're not loyal enough to Trump.

Being beholden to the globalists

Trump is a wannabe dictator because he's only in it for himself and he'll do anything to get his way.

If he is, he’s so bad at, and doesn’t know the hell what he’s doing

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burgers and beersToday  11:08 am JST

Some media observe the Democrat campaign getting increasingly desperate and aggressive 

To borrow an oft-used phrase from social media, "every accusation is a confession".

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Some dudeToday  09:57 am JST “ It's more or less obvious now that MAGA literally wouldn't care if Trump called for a second holocaust. They're going to vote for him whatever he says.

It now just comes down to whether the people who oppose him are motivated enough to vote in large numbers. “

Extremely exaggerated comment (as always); and no—it all comes down to two questions: “ are you better off now than you were four years ago? “ and “ do you hate Trump more than you love your country? “—these are probably the two most important questions right now and something that millions of undecided voters (those who don’t like Trump) and sensible Democrats should be asking themselves.

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—What makes them "swamp establishment rats"? They're not loyal enough to Trump.

Being beholden to the globalists

That makes no sense.

Which “globalists” are Kelly, Romney, etc beholden to?

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this man is dangerous for his country and the world

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45 hired all of these people.

He did

Are they all lying or are some of the telling the truth? 

Seems so from various sources

Whichever you choose to believe he’s a really inept boss if he hired all these people and they all refuse to work with him again.

If he was, he truly was bad at iit, but next year he will appoint people that are not globalists but America first patriots

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have you read Art of the Deal? Watched every season of the Apprentice?

Reality vs TV, there is a big difference. If you can not understand it will explain you support to this...  wannabe dictator.

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Extremely exaggerated comment (as always); 

OK then. Have a trawl through the posting history of certain posters here and find me a single example where they admit that Trump was wrong about something. Anything. Absolutely anything at all.

There are people on this board who literally believe that every single thing Trump says and does is correct by the simple fact that Trump said or did them. They deny that he said things that he is on video saying. They deny things said by people who were physically present with Trump at the time.

Thus, these people are mentally incapable of discerning fact from fiction when it comes to Trump.

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have you read Art of the Deal?

Yes, I read it when it first came out when I was in business school at university. I was impressed at the time, only to be disappointed years later when I found out that he didn’t actually write it.

We now know from his Twitter and TS posts that he’s about as literate as a three-day-old French fry.

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