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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 07:46 AM Jul 2017

Oh, Tweety. You're not helping with this.

Chris Matthews On Trump’s Family: At Least Mussolini Executed His Son-In-Law



MSNBC host Chris Matthews took a comparison too far on Thursday during a segment comparing President Donald Trump to a long line of power-hungry politicians, including Italian strongman Benito Mussolini.

Speaking of nepotism and the at-times baffling amount of power that Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner seems to wield, Matthews remarked, “So the son-in-law — you know, one good thing Mussolini did was execute his son-in-law.”

“I mean, I’m talking about Ciano,” he added, referring to Galeazzo Ciano, whom Mussolini had executed in 1944 after a sham trial found him guilty of treason.

Matthews sought support for the comparison from New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, who appeared on the segment as a guest, but Bruni wasn’t buying.

“I don’t think ... Let’s be careful there,” Bruni said, raising his hand sharply.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chris-matthews-jared-kushner-mussolini_us_5956ade5e4b05c37bb7e56ee
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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
3. He always talks about the nepotism and guess he was just referencing Ciano
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:17 AM
Jul 2017

but he always discusses what a bad idea of having Jared in charge is

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
9. huffington post is not considered a right-wing source
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 08:55 AM
Jul 2017

Where do you get that thought.

I heard him say that and thought " uh-oh, that's going to cause you trouble"

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
11. Look at the Youtube source...a RW pro Faux Trump propaganda video
Sat Jul 1, 2017, 09:13 AM
Jul 2017

Huff post link thrown in there to made it look liberal....Troll 101

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