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Former Mexican President Says Trump “Reminds Me Of Hitler”
The comments come amid a spat between the two over the Republican frontrunner's claim that he will build a Mexican-funded wall along the U.S. border. Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Friday that Donald Trump reminds him of Adolf Hitler. Fox, who was president of Mexico from 2000 to 2006, made the comments during a televised interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN.
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Jeez. I get that he's pissed off, but Hitler comparisons are not gonna advance his cause. I think a far more apt comparison from history would have been with some of the fiery, self-admiring, macho Central and South American strongmen, dictators, and/or populists that we've seen take power over the last 50 or so years. Generally less xenophobic and wealthy than Trump, but other similarities are striking.
He reminds me more of Hugo Chavez. Except for the rhetorical bullshit, the story is nearly exactly the same.