Americans Against Antisemitism laminitis Dov Hikind, a lifelong Democrat turned Republican, criticized Hillary Clinton and Vice President Kamala Harris for comparing erstwhile President Trump’s rally astatine Madison Square Garden to a Nazi rally astatine nan celebrated venue successful nan 1930s.
"My God, what nan hellhole is incorrect pinch these people," Hikind said successful a video posted to X. "This desperation connected nan portion of Hillary Clinton and Harris calling Donald Trump a facist."
"Madison Square Garden. Half nan spot is going to beryllium Jews location to support Donald Trump," he added. "They are truthful freaking hopeless and they are fresh to destruct America."
Hikind noted that his mother was a holocaust subsister successful nan Auschwitz attraction camp and that astir of her family were killed by nan Nazis.
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Attendees get up of a run arena pinch erstwhile President Donald Trump, not pictured, astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, US, connected Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Getty Images)
Clinton has linked nan rally astatine MSG to nan infamous Nazi rally that took spot successful nan arena successful 1939. The arena was organized by nan pro-Nazi German American Bund and was attended by thousands successful nan lead-up to World War II.
On Sunday, Harris’ moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, echoed nan aforesaid comparison.
"Donald Trump's sewage this big, rally going astatine Madison Square Garden. There's a nonstop parallel to a large rally that happened successful nan mid-1930s astatine Madison Square Garden. And don't deliberation that he doesn't cognize for 1 2nd precisely what they're doing there," Walz said.
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Snapping into nan regularisation Nazi salute, Bund members hail nan swastika banner arsenic it is paraded successful Madison Square Garden during opening ceremonies of nan German American Bund's "Pro-American Celebration of George Washington's Birthday." (Getty Images)
Hikind, a erstwhile New York authorities lawmaker from Brooklyn, said Trump has nan support of galore Jews.
"So overmuch of nan Jewish organization committed to Israel is supporting Donald Trump," he said. "To comparison him to Nazis, nan arena astatine Madison Square Garden. Shame connected them. Shame."
Hikind served arsenic a Democrat for decades earlier joining nan Republican Party successful 2023.
"Unfortunately, nan Democratic Party has go truthful radicalized, truthful radical, tally by nan radicals, that group who are moderates aliases blimpish Democrats are not welcomed successful nan Democratic Party," Hikind said successful a video connection announcing his switch.
"And I've had enough. The Democratic Party turns its backmost connected its friends for illustration Israel, nan Biden management correct now successful argumentation aft policy. I'm conscionable tired. I've had enough," he added. "It took a agelong long clip but I americium delighted to subordinate nan Republican Party."
Dov Hikind, a lifelong Democrat who served for 36 years successful nan New York State Assembly and later founded nan group Americans Against Antisemitism, criticized Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris complete their remarks astir erstwhile President Trump's run rally astatine Madison Square Garden. (Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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