Former President Donald Trump and his allies are facing criticism from Democrats who have drawn comparisons between Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally and a 1939 pro-Nazi event held there. Trump and his allies are insisting that he is not Hitler, despite claims to the contrary. Melania Trump stated in an interview that it is terrible for people to compare Trump to Hitler, while Trump himself falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign have referred to him as Hitler or a Nazi. Harris and her campaign have not explicitly used that language, but have criticized Trump’s policies and rhetoric as dangerous and authoritarian. Trump and his allies continue to push back against these comparisons, while others, such as Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, have drawn parallels between the events at Madison Square Garden. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested that comparisons of Trump to Hitler make him vulnerable to being assassinated. Trump has denied reports that he has spoken positively about Hitler, despite claims from former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly that Trump praised Hitler on multiple occasions. Overall, the Democratic National Committee projected the message “Trump praised Hitler” onto Madison Square Garden during Trump’s rally, leading to further controversy and debate.
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