A recent report by NBC News on November 15, 2023, President Joe Biden strongly criticized former President Donald Trump’s choice of words, likening them to the language used in Nazi Germany. Trump, in a rally in New Hampshire, referred to his political opponents as vermin and pledged to root them out, drawing widespread backlash for the historical context and derogatory nature of his comments.
During the rally, Trump, making unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, vowed to eliminate groups he labeled as vermin, including communists, Marxists, fascists, and radical left individuals. President Biden, responding to these remarks, pointed out the alarming similarity to language used during the rise of Nazi Germany. This isn’t the first time Trump has used such rhetoric, according to Biden.
Biden, addressing the audience, expressed concern over Trump’s use of phrases like the vermin in America and the blood of America is being poisoned, emphasizing their unsettling resemblance to language employed by authoritarian leaders. The comparison sparked a heated debate, with critics highlighting the historical significance of the term vermin and its connection to Nazi propaganda, where Jewish people were referred to as such.
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Trump’s campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, issued a statement condemning Biden’s comparison as disgusting and racist, dismissing it as a symptom of Trump derangement syndrome. Cheung defended Trump’s record, emphasizing his support for Israel and efforts to promote peace in the Middle East.
In response, Biden’s campaign spokesperson, Ammar Moussa, accused Trump of parroting autocratic language, drawing parallels to Hitler and Mussolini. Moussa emphasized the sacrifices of U.S. veterans to defeat such un-American ideas.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates echoed these sentiments, stating that using words like vermin to describe government critics echoes dictators and is reminiscent of Hitler and Mussolini. Before Biden’s response, Cheung had dismissed comparisons to Nazis, asserting that Trump’s return to the White House would crush those making such claims.
