Trump is talking like a fascist again

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     December 18, 2023 "They're poisoning the blood of our country." That's what former President Donald Trump had to say about immigrants at a dystopian rally in New Hampshire on Saturday. If you think that sounds disturbing—or similar to something you may have read in a history class once upon a time—I'd say you're right: Adolf Hitler used similar language in his autobiography, Mein Kampf, writing that immigration led to "blood poisoning." So, to put it bluntly: The candidate who's likely to be the Republican presidential nominee is, knowingly or not, practically quoting Hitler. And based on what my colleagues [Dan Friedman]( and [Isabela Dias]( have written about Trump's plans for an anti-immigrant "blitz" if elected, proposals that reportedly include mass round-ups, detainment camps, and loyalty tests, voters should take what he says seriously. Republicans, on the other hand, disagree. When Meet the Press host Kristen Welker [pressed]( Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on the show yesterday morning to respond to Trump's words, he initially said he "could care less." Only after Welker continued to press him on whether he endorsed Trump's language did Graham subtly rebuke the remarks, stating, “The president has a way of talking sometimes I disagree with, but he actually delivered on the border...if the only thing you want to talk about on immigration is the way Donald Trump talks, you’re missing a lot.” But words do, in fact, matter. As Yale Professor of Philosophy Jason Stanley [told]( Reuters of Trump's language: “Repeating dangerous speech increases its normalization and the practices it recommends. This is very concerning talk for the safety of immigrants in the US.” The Trump campaign hasn't responded to my requests for comment. —Julianne McShane Advertisement [Special Holiday Offers with CREDO Mobile]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Trump Repeats Fascist Talking Points About Immigrants on Campaign Trail]( The Biden campaign said the former president "parroted Adolf Hitler." BY JULIANNE MCSHANE MOJO MUST-READS BY DANIEL SCHULMAN   The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants—with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Warburg and Schiff, Lehman and Seligman—who profoundly influenced the rise of modern finance, from New York Times best-selling author Daniel Schulman. [Get The Money Kings here.]( [Trending] [The climate villain you've probably never thought about]( BY FRED PEARCE   [Earth scientists challenge their society's coziness with the fossil fuel industry]( BY LIZA GROSS   [Florida Republicans vote to strip power from chairman following rape allegations]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [Our National Flood Insurance Program is a trainwreck]( BY TIK ROOT Advertisement [Special Holiday Offers with CREDO Mobile]( [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [How Leonard Leo’s dark money network orchestrated a new attack on the Voting Rights Act]( “This deeply flawed decision was bought, paid for, and masterminded by Leonard Leo." BY ARI BERMAN [Fiercely Independent] Support from readers allows Mother Jones to do journalism that doesn't just follow the pack. [Donate]( Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755