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(70,539 posts) Sun May 5, 2024, 05:16 PM May 5

Donald Trump's 'Gestapo' Remark Sparks Backlash [View all]

Source: newsweek

Updated May 05, 2024 at 2:23 PM EDT

Former President Donald Trump faced backlash on social media on Sunday after he reportedly compared President Joe Biden's administration to the Gestapo, the secret police force of Nazi Germany.

Trump, the presumptive Republican 2024 presidential nominee, reportedly made the remarks at a private, closed-door Republican National Committee (RNC) spring finance retreat for donors on Saturday in Palm Beach, Florida.

"These people are running a Gestapo administration," Trump reportedly said as he commented about his ongoing legal troubles. "And it's the only thing they have. And it's the only way they're going to win in their opinion. Until I got indicted, I was respectful of the office of the president. Once I got indicted, I said, 'Well, now the gloves have to come off.'"

Various other media outlets reportedly verified Trump's comments after listening to an audio recording from Saturday night's event. Newsweek cannot independently verify the reported remarks.
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Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-biden-gestapo-remark-sparks-backlash-1897455

I can imagine that even people at his fundraiser get weary of hearing Trump rant about his legal problems.
But it should make them think twice about writing out a check for him. I dream!!

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Donald Trump's 'Gestapo' Remark Sparks Backlash [View all] riversedge May 5 OP

PROJECTION. bucolic_frolic May 5 #1

The Project 2025 agenda calls for a Federal police force of 100,000 Ponietz May 5 #5

DeSantis has already set up his own version of his private police force. keithbvadu2 May 5 #11

Projection + Stupidity Roy Rolling May 5 #14

Exactly - projection, projection, projection of what he would do if he ever got back to the White House...but we're not iluvtennis May 5 #8

He's a nazi propaganda honor student BOSSHOG May 5 #2

Until proven otherwise on an individual basis, I now assume every Republican is a Nazi. Hermit-The-Prog May 5 #6

I've been researching for hours BOSSHOG May 5 #17

Yeah; the Gestapo that... Grins May 5 #3

The more Trump True Blue American May 5 #13

"Until I got INDICTED, I was respectful of the office of the president." Grins May 5 #4

yeah....almost spit up my lunch on that one.... bahboo May 5 #7

Wait a minute. There were actual Nazis at Charlottesville... surfered May 5 #9

Moscow Marge says it's Gazpacho. keithbvadu2 May 5 #10

one suspects people on DU get weary of hearing about his legal problems nt msongs May 5 #12

His legal problems (or rather his whines about them) are boring at this point. ShazzieB May 5 #16

That's the truth. Maybe DU needs a "trump" category that can be hidden. PSPS May 5 #18

K & R SunSeeker May 5 #15

I'm surprised he understood the reference Bucky May 5 #19

Nah, he's in the age group that would remember Col Klink fretting about them... JHB May 6 #23

Trump simply tipping his own hand for his future plans should be get back into office. cstanleytech May 6 #20

Thanks, Newsweek! sl8 May 6 #21

I doubt tsf would last 5 minutes with the Gestapo. Danmel May 6 #22

Biden White House pushes back in response to Trump 'Gestapo' talk LetMyPeopleVote May 8 #24

"Until I got indicted, I was respectful of the office of the president." .... what a lie ificandream May 8 #25

He meant gespacho. marble falls May 8 #26

Dark Brandon responds Kennah May 8 #27