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July 22, 2016

BLM Co-Founder on Trump: "This is Kind of Speech Hitler Would Make"
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Many criticized Trump's speech, saying it had undertones of
fearmongering and demagoguery. In a piece headlined "Donald Trump: The
Candidate of the Apocalypse," The Washington Post Editorial Board said
Trump's speech embodied a "wishful, demagogic brand," writing: "Mr.
Trump took real challenges and recast them in terms that were not only
exaggerated but also apocalyptic." Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black
Lives Matter, tweeted: "I don't know what I'm watching right now but I
imagine this is the kind of speech Hitler would make #Freedom Now." But
Trump's speech did receive praise from former head of the Ku Klux Klan
David Duke, who tweeted: "Great Trump Speech, America First! Stop Wars!
Defeat the Corrupt elites! Protect our Borders! Fair Trade! Couldn't
have said it better!" In February, Trump refused to disavow David Duke's
support, or the support of other white supremacists, during an interview
with CNN's Jake Tapper. Trump later disavowed Duke's support.


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