Two House Republicans turn to references of Hitler and the Nazis to rhetorically attack Democrats and the media, and to criticize the special counsel investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia.
Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images FileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — Two House Republicans over the last two days have invoked Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in partisan Hill debate, using the reference to attack Democrats and the media and to criticize the recent investigation into the Trump campaign's alleged ties to Russia.
“A 'big lie' is a political propaganda technique made famous by Germany's national socialist German Workers Party,” Brooks said on the House floor. “For more than two years, socialist Democrats and their fake news media allies, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, Washington Post and countless others have perpetrated the biggest political lie, con, scam and fraud in American history.
The Anti-Defamation League quickly criticized the remarks."It’s unconscionable for a member of Congress to demonize an opposing party by claiming it's comparable to Nazism," the organization tweeted."The vicious Nazi regime was responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews and millions more. This is dangerous and @RepMoBrooks must apologize."During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Rep.
"I think the potential abuses and past abuses of the FISA courts and these warrants are an area where the country's at risk..." he said."The potential is out there for another Hitler, socialist like Hitler to come along, and like I said, it won't be Trump."
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