The Washington Post’s Jen Rubin Mocked for Butchering Hitler Comparison and ‘Making the Exact Opposite Point She Thinks She Is’
Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin has been circling the wagons on behalf of President Joe Biden in the days since last week’s disastrous debate performance, in large part by attacking his opponent, former President Donald Trump.
On Monday night, as part of that strategy, Rubin made a strained, historically illiterate comparison to Adolf Hitler.
“Aw, Hindenberg is too old said some Germans before electing a monster,” declared Rubin on X, formerly Twitter.
Aw, Hindenburg is too old said some Germans before electing a monster
— Jen “I dissent ” Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 2, 2024
As a community note now affixed to Rubin’s post points out — that’s not how that happened!
In actuality, Paul Von Hindenburg was reelected as the German president in 1932 at the age of 84 in a race in which Hitler finished second. In 1933, Hindenburg appointed Hitler as his chancellor, setting off the chain of events that would end in Nazi rule over Germany, the outbreak of World War II, and the Holocaust. Hindenburg died in 1934.
The discrepancy between the false history Rubin described and truth compelled many online to mock Rubin brutally.
“Have you ever actually read a history of the Nazis? I’m not sure you understand what happened,” replied The Federalist’s David Harsanyi.
Have you ever actually read a history of the Nazis? I’m not sure you understand what happened.
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) July 2, 2024
“These people are morons. They literally are making the argument AGAINST BIDEN. The lesson was: Don’t elect an old man that has nothing left in the tank to protect democracy,” noted Pradheep J. Shanker, a contributor to National Review.
These people are morons. They literally are making the argument AGAINST BIDEN.
The lesson was: Don’t elect an old man that has nothing left in the tank to protect democracy. https://t.co/TBxWFfQePf
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. (@neoavatara) July 2, 2024
Dan McLaughlin, also of National Review, described Hitler’s rise to power before concluding that electing Hindenburg “literally” is how they ended up with one of history’s worst dictators.
He was not Hitler’s opponent. They re-elected Hindenburg alongside Hitler when he was too old to run for another term & that led to him caving to extremists because a weak octogenarian lacked the strength to say no to his own side. Literally, this is how they got Hitler. https://t.co/CT18Opsibw
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) July 2, 2024
“Not only did an aged Hindenburg appoint Hitler as chancellor, he issued the Reichstag Fire Decree that helped give Hitler dictatorial powers. Jen is making the exact opposite point she thinks she is,” agreed a popular, anonymous conservative account.
Not only did an aged Hindenburg appoint Hitler as chancellor, he issued the Reichstag Fire Decree that helped give Hitler dictatorial powers.
Jen is making the exact opposite point she thinks she is. https://t.co/l9HOsXRTHl
— Sunny (@sunnyright) July 2, 2024
“Jen Rubin Learns History™ is an amazing show I would watch on X,” declared The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro.
Jen Rubin Learns History™ is an amazing show I would watch on X https://t.co/6IBu8OwpGw
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 2, 2024
And the New York Post‘s Jon Levine simply posted a GIF of the infamous Hindenburg zeppelin disaster.
Your newspaper pic.twitter.com/TwlJTkBAM1
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) July 2, 2024
“Your newspaper,” he captioned it.
