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louis c

(8,652 posts) Sat May 13, 2017, 08:51 AM May 2017

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Trump is Not Just Nixionian, but Hitlerian as Well

Donald Trump resembles former President Richard Nixon at many levels, including the firing of FBI Director Jim Comey. The removal of Comey, while investigating the President, is very reminiscent of the removal of the Special Prosecutor (as well as the AG and Deputy AG) under Nixon. The taping, or alleged taping of Comey, also harkens back to Nixon.

But the loyalty oath that Trump insisted that Comey take is even beyond Nixon and enters the realm of totalitarian dictators. It enters
the Stalin, Mao, Mussolini and Hitler arena. It should be very scary to anyone who values a republic and a Democracy.