Aides within President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign have been joking about when they will go “full Hitler” – comparing former President Donald Trump directly to the murderous German dictator rather than just accusing him of “parroting” the World War II era genocidal autocrat. The campaign is reported to be grappling with concern their constant comparisons between Trump and Adolf Hitler may backfire with voters eventually tuning the attacks out.
Thus far, the Biden campaign has come just short of directly comparing the former President to the German dictator, but indications are they plan to ramp up the aggressive rhetoric. “You have this moment in the first quarter where he is continuing to go full MAGA extremist now in order to shore up support in his own base,” a senior Biden campaign aide told CNN in a recent interview. “While he may be successful in that effort, if we do our job, we’ll point out that everything he’s saying is extreme and unpopular.”
One of Trump’s lines the Biden campaign has consistently pointed to is his remark stating the unchecked flow of illegal immigrants and drugs across the U.S. southern border under the Biden government is “poisoning the blood” of the country. Trump first used this phrase in an interview with The National Pulse’s editor-in-chief Raheem Kassam.
Despite numerous individuals pointing out the former President was referring to the drugs and violence that come with Biden’s open-border policies, the Biden campaign has continued to try and use the line in political attacks. Polling of Iowa Republicans shows voters there are actually more likely to support Trump after hearing his “poisoning the blood” remarks.
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