The White House criticized former President Trump for comparing the Biden administration to the Gestapo, the police force in Nazi Germany.
Andrew Bates, the deputy press secretary, said that instead of repeating the terrible talk of fascists and supporting conspiracy theories, President Biden is uniting people around our democratic values and the rule of law, which has led to a big reduction in violent crime.
The New York Times first reported that Trump, addressing a retreat for Republican donors in Florida on Saturday night, railed against the dozens of felony charges he is facing and claimed that the cases were orchestrated by the Biden White House.
Trump said, according to audio obtained by The New York Times, that the Biden administration is running a Gestapo administration and it's the only way they think they can win. He also said it doesn't bother him.
The event on Saturday included many prominent Republican lawmakers, some of whom are potential running mates for Trump in November. Trump's campaign highlighted that they had raised $76 million in April and argued at the event for Trump to expand his support ahead of November.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum confirmed Trump’s comments during an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Gov. Burgum, a potential running mate for Trump, said that Trump's comments were not the central point of what he was talking about.
Gov. Burgum also stated that most Americans feel that the trial Trump is in right now is politically motivated.
Trump’s comments referred to the secret police force used by Nazi leaders who cracked down on political opposition and targeted Jewish people during the Holocaust.
Trump has faced criticism for using language reminiscent of World War II dictatorships multiple times. Drawing criticism for using language reminiscent of dictatorships during World War II.
The former president has on multiple occasions claimed immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally were “poisoning the blood” of the country, language that Democrats argued was parroting Adolf Hitler.
Trump last year also referred to his political opponents as “vermin” who posed a threat to the country from within, drawing further condemnation from critics who said it echoed the autocratic language of Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
