Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, has launched a scathing critique of former Trump administration officials who have recently accused former President Donald Trump of being a fascist and admiring Adolf Hitler. Rubio, speaking on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ questioned the timing of these accusations, suggesting they appear strategically timed to coincide with the upcoming election.
Rubio’s comments follow the publication of a New York Times interview with former Trump chief of staff John Kelly, who claimed that his former boss met the definition of ‘fascist.’ Kelly’s remarks sparked a flurry of similar accusations from Democrats less than two weeks before the election.
Rubio believes that many former Trump administration officials are using these accusations to bolster their own careers and secure future employment opportunities. “These are people that worked in the administration or around the administration, and then they figured out pretty quickly, if we want jobs after we leave this administration, we have to become anti-Trumpers,” Rubio stated.
Kelly’s comments were echoed in an open letter signed by 13 former Trump administration officials who warned of the dangers of a second Trump term. “We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark details the danger of a second Trump term. Like General Kelly, we did not take the decision to come forward lightly,” the letter declared. “We are all lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, there are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party. This is one of those moments.”
Kelly also alleged that he had witnessed Trump express admiration for German dictator Adolf Hitler on multiple occasions, accusations Trump has vehemently denied. “He commented more than once that, ‘You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'” Kelly asserted. “Never said it,” Trump responded to reporters last week during a campaign stop in Nevada.
The debate over the motivations of former Trump administration officials is likely to continue in the lead-up to the election, with both sides seeking to influence public opinion and gain an electoral advantage.
