Rep. Jackie Speier Compares TFG to Jonestown Cult Leader Jim Jones: 'Merchants of Deceit'
Rep. Jackie Speier, who survived the Jonestown massacre, compared former President Donald Trump to cult leader Jim Jones while appearing on CNN Sunday morning.
The Democratic congresswoman, who represents part of California's Bay Area, said Trump and Jones are both charismatic leaders who were able to "talk in terms that appealed to those who were disaffected, disillusioned and who were looking for something, much like those who became part of Jim Jones' congregation. They were lost souls."
"The only difference between Jim Jones and Donald Trump is the fact that we now have social media," she told CNN Host Brian Stelter. "So all these people can find themselves in ways that they couldn't find themselves before."
Speier described both men as "merchants of deceit" who cause people to "not look at facts" and "sowed a story for them that was indeed destructive." She said she did not want to connect the dots between Trump and Jones, but was asked the question frequently while on a book tour.
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