By New York Post (Politics) | Created at 2024-10-25 06:31:08 | Updated at 2024-10-25 09:27:21
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Donald Trump’s campaign slammed Hillary Clinton Thursday after the failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate accused the Republican nominee of seeking to “reenact” an infamous Nazi rally held at Madison Square Garden 85 years ago.
The former New York senator and secretary of state made the shocking allegation shortly after telling CNN host Kaitlin Collins that she believes Trump, 78, is a “fascist.”
“Sadly, here in America, the term fits,” Clinton said. “And you know, one other thing that you’ll see next week, Kaitlin, is Trump actually reenacting the Madison Square Garden rally in 1939.”
“I write about this in my book,” the former first lady continued. “President Franklin Roosevelt was appalled that neo-Nazis, fascists in America, were lining up to essentially pledge their support for the kind of government that they were seeing in Germany.”
“So, I don’t think we can ignore it.”
Trump campaign National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told The Post that Clinton likening the former president’s upcoming Madison Square Garden rally to the disgraceful 1939 assembly was “disgusting.”
“Hillary Clinton is so messed up from her raging 8-year-long case of anti-Trump derangement syndrome that she forgot SHE did an event at Madison Square Garden when she was a Senator, and her husband Bill accepted the Democrat nomination there,” Leavitt said in a statement.
“Putting aside her hypocrisy, Hillary’s rhetoric about half of the country is disgusting,“ she added.
Kaelan Dorr, a former Trump administration official, argued that Clinton’s rhetoric is an insult to the survivors of Adolf Hitler’s atrocities.
“This is deeply disturbing rhetoric that is not only irresponsible to use against someone who’s survived multiple assassination attempts … It demonizes half of the country,” Dorr wrote on X.
“And it belittles the pain of actual holocaust survivors,” he added. “Kamala will lose. Just like this nasty woman.”
A massive turnout is expected for Trump’s first-ever rally at the Big Apple’s iconic arena.
The MSG event will be held on Sunday – nine days before Election Day.
The venue hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1924, 1976, 1980 and 1992, as well as the Republican National Convention in 2004.
