Kamala Harris compares Trump to Hitler and calls him a 'fascist' in three-minute plea to America

Kamala Harris connected Wednesday utilized nan powerfulness of nan vice statesmanlike residence to unleash a scathing onslaught connected her Republican rival Donald Trump, informing he would beryllium different Adolf Hitler if he wins a 2nd word successful nan White House.

Harris cited an question and reply Trump's erstwhile main of unit John Kelly gave to nan New York Times wherever he revealed Trump often said admirably of Hitler erstwhile he was successful nan White House.

'It is profoundly troubling and incredibly vulnerable that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler - nan man who is responsible for nan deaths of 6 cardinal Jews,' Harris said.

'Donald Trump is progressively unhinged and unstable and, successful a 2nd term, group for illustration John Kelly would not beryllium location to beryllium nan defender rails against his propensities and his actions,' she added. 

'So nan bottommost statement is this, we cognize what Donald Trump wants. He wants unchecked power. The mobility successful 13 days will be, what do nan American group want?'

Harris and her surrogates person accrued their attacks connected Trump arsenic nan predetermination gets person and polls show nan title is simply a virtual tie.

Wednesday's marked Harris' astir nonstop and daring onslaught to date, wherever she fundamentally charged that Trump would move nan state into a constabulary authorities if he wins nan November election.

Her reside came 13 days earlier nan election. The vice statesmanlike residence, known arsenic the Naval Observator, is seldom nan mounting for governmental events. 

'This is simply a model into who Donald Trump really is from nan group who cognize him best, from nan group who worked pinch him side-by-side successful nan Oval Office, successful nan Situation Room and it is clear from John Kelly's words that Donald Trump is personification who I quote, surely falls into nan wide meaning of a fascist,' Harris said. 

Trump's comments person been antecedently reported, but usually by anonymous sources, fixed that protection truthful nan erstwhile president didn't target them.

But now Kelly went connected nan grounds pinch his concerns. 

Kelly, who served connected Trump's unit from 2017 to 2019, told nan New York Times that Trump meets nan 'definition of fascist' and claimed nan erstwhile president does not person an knowing of American history aliases nan Constitution.

Kelly, 74, alleged that Trump erstwhile said 'Hitler did immoderate bully things' and praised nan Nazi dictator for having 'rebuilt nan economy'. Kelly besides told The Atlantic connected Tuesday that Trump said he wanted his unit to beryllium much for illustration 'German generals successful World War II' because they were 'totally loyal' to Hitler.

Additionally, nan retired Marine seasoned doubled down connected erstwhile claims that Trump branded American servicemembers who died aliases were injured arsenic 'suckers and losers', adding that nan ex-president 'may beryllium nan only American national that feels that measurement astir those who gave their lives aliases served their country'.

A Trump run spokesperson deed backmost astatine Kelly's claims successful a connection to The Times, saying the former governmental advisor 'has wholly beclowned himself pinch these debunked stories he has fabricated'.

Harris utilized that question and reply to further her lawsuit to beryllium nan adjacent president. Kelly has not endorsed her candidacy. 

Her remarks were short - only astir 3 minutes - but to nan point. 

'Donald Trump's erstwhile main of staff, John Kelly, a retired four-star general, confirmed that chaotic Donald Trump was president he said he wanted generals for illustration Adolf Hitler,' she said.

'Donald Trump said that because he does not want a subject that is loyal to nan agreed States constitution. He wants a subject that is loyal to him. He wants a subject who will beryllium loyal to him personally. One that we'll obey his orders moreover erstwhile he tells them to break nan rule aliases wantonness their oath to nan constitution of nan United States,' she added. 

'In conscionable nan past week, Donald Trump has many times called his chap Americans nan force from wrong - moreover said that he would usage nan United States subject to spell aft American citizens. And let's beryllium clear astir who he considers to beryllium nan force from wrong - anyone who refuses to crook a knee aliases dares to knock him,' she said.