In response to Donald Trump's recent comment comparing his federal indictment to Nazi persecution, two major Jewish civil rights groups have expressed their disapproval. The former
president, facing charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States after the last election, has previously used Nazi analogies multiple times this year.
The campaign's statement likening the indictment to Nazi Germany in the 1930s and other authoritarian regimes has drawn criticism. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, called it factually incorrect, completely inappropriate, and offensive. He emphasized that such comparisons have no place in politics and are shameful.
The American Jewish Committee suggested that Trump should engage in conversation with a Holocaust survivor to gain a deeper understanding. They urged him to listen to survivors' stories, show them the respect they deserve, and refrain from making such comparisons in the future.
Throughout his political career, Trump has faced scrutiny for associating with a Holocaust denier and using Nazi analogies to criticize his critics and those investigating his various scandals. In 2017, he even tweeted, questioning whether the country was living in Nazi Germany after the publication of an unverified dossier about him by BuzzFeed. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, Wikimedia commons.