ADL Under Fire for Silence on Trump’s Alleged Hitler Praise
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The Anti-Defamation League is facing backlash for its silence regarding allegations that former President Donald Trump has spoken favorably about Adolf Hitler.
Those allegations came from multiple sources in recent days. On Tuesday, a report from The Atlantic quoted Ret. Gen. John Kelly — Trump’s former chief of staff — saying on the record that the former president was envious of “Hitler’s generals.” He also praised the generals of the infamous German dictator for being “totally loyal to him.”
Hours later, The New York Times released audio of John Kelly in which he accused Trump of repeatedly praising Hitler in private. According to Kelly, Trump “commented more than once that Hitler did some good things.”
On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the alleged comments. Harris said they revealed “who Donald Trump really is.”
Notably missing from the list of people and organizations that have condemned Trump is the ADL — an organization founded to combat anti-Semitism. The ADL did not respond to Mediaite’s request for comment.
Others noticed the silence, as well.
Making the silence even more confounding is the fact that the ADL hasn’t shied away from making statements against other instances of alleged anti-Semitism. The same day the Kelly quotes were published, the ADL condemned The New York Times for publishing an interview with former adult film actress Mia Khalifa, who has been an outspoken and oftentimes controversial critic of Israel.
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