Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’
‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerful Donald Trump has enthusiastically agreed with a public assessment by a man he met while golfing that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical figures who incited fear – such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stalin, Mao and Hitler – is that Trump is more powerful. The US president reposted a short text in the early hours of Friday
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Donald Trump in Évian-les-Bains, France, on 17 June 2026. Photograph: dts News Agency Germany/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenDonald Trump in Évian-les-Bains, France, on 17 June 2026. Photograph: dts News Agency Germany/ShutterstockDonald TrumpComparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerfulEdward Helmore in New YorkFri 19 Jun 2026 13.04 EDTLast modified on Fri 19 Jun 2026 13.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has enthusiastically agreed with a public assessment by a man he met while golfing that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical figures who incited fear – such as Attila the Hun, Genghis…
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