December 22nd 2023.
Former President Donald Trump denied any knowledge of Adolf Hitler or his works, in particular, Mein Kampf, during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
This was three days after Trump, at a campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa, doubled down on a controversial statement about immigrants ‘poisoning the blood of our country’, which resembled a phrase in the Nazi dictator’s manifesto.
"No, and I never knew that Hitler said it, either, by the way," Trump said. "And I never read 'Mein Kampf.' They said I read 'Mein Kampf.' These are people that are disinformation, horrible people that we’re dealing with. I never read 'Mein Kampf.'"
When asked if he had uttered the phrase with a racial intent, Trump responded, "Dear, no. First of all, I know nothing about Hitler. I'm not a student of Hitler. I never read his works. They say that he said something about blood. He didn’t say it the way I said it, either, by the way, it’s a very different kind of a statement."
At the Waterloo rally, Trump had said, "It's crazy what’s going on. They’re ruining our country. And it’s true. They’re destroying the blood of our country. They don’t like it when I said that, and I never read 'Mein Kampf.' They said, 'Oh, Hitler said that' – in a much different way."
Despite Trump's denial of knowledge about Hitler, there have been reports that suggest otherwise. His first wife, the late Ivana Trump, claimed that he kept a copy of Hitler's speeches titled My New Order in a cabinet at his bedside.
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