Fmr CIA Operative Blasts Trump's 'Dog Whistle Politics': He Used Rhetoric Similar to Hitler
Article from Mediaite, minutes ago:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/fmr-cia-operative-blasts-trumps-dog-whistle-politics-he-used-rhetoric-similar-to-hitler/
On Friday night, former CIA operative Bob Baer slammed President Donald Trump and compared his dog whistle politics to those of Adolf Hitler.
It happened during a panel discussion on the New Zealand terrorist attack and Trumps downplaying the rise of white nationalism.
Juliette Kayyam said Trumps words today on white nationalism and invasions was not an accident.
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She continued on: The president knows exactly what hes doing. I cannot get into his heart, but what I can say is that the failure to condemn this from the top as compared to say what the New Zealand prime minister did gives a sense of acceptance if not lack of condemnation to those who believe it.
Host Erin Burnett then asked Baer what the purpose was behind Trumps remarks.
Hes appealing to his base, Baer said matter-of-factly. This is dog whistle politics and it is racism. You cant describe it any other way.
Baer then said this: When he called immigrants animals it was the same as Adolf Hitler used to call foreigners animals
Its the same politics. Its neo-Nazism. He may not advocate violence, but for a lot of people that listen to him as Juliette said, its an incitement to violence.
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