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Trump praises comparison of himself to 'Hitler, Mao, and Stalin': 'Sounds good to me!'
Trump Doesn’t Flinch at Dictator Comparisons Because the Comparison Serves HimThe Source MaterialDonald Trump used Truth Social to amplify a quote comparing him to dictators and mass killers, then wrapped it in self-congratulation: “Sounds good to me!” The article notes that the supposed “presidential historian” behind the quote is unidentified, and that the same passage had previously been traced by reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan to a golfer’s caddy. That detail matters, because it shows how flimsy the sourcing is even before the political theater begins.Power, Not…
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