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PermalinkTrumps historic campaign event at Madison Square Garden in a desperate
last-ditch bid to frighten voters into supporting the floundering Democratic
ticket.
The left-wing network weaved archival footage from the 1939 Nazi rally into
the broadcast of Trumps Sunday rally, which saw the iconic New York City
venue packed to the rafters with jubilant supporters.
That jamboree happening right now, in that place, is particularly chilling,
because in 1939, more than 20,000 supporters of a different fascist leader
Adolf Hitler packed the Garden for a so-called pro-America rally,
Washington Post columnist, MSNBC contributor and avowed Trump hater Jonathan
Capehart said breathlessly while rolling the footage.
Capeharts juxtaposition of the two videos was blasted as shameful by
conservatives, who pointed out the diversity of the crowd.
Yesterdays Trump rally was filled with Americans from every walk of life
including orthodox, conservative, reform, and secular Jews. I saw a woman in
a burka. It wasnt anything like a Nazi rally. Shame on MSNBC, wrote one X
user.
Others pointed out that Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski was among those in
attendance
Tesla founder Elon Musk, who spoke at the rally, also blasted MSNBC the No.
2 cable news network as the scum of the Earth on X, and some critics even
went so far as to accuse the network of incitement.
Quinnipiac University journalism ethics professor Ben Bogardus told The Post
networks like MSNBC were blurring the lines between opinion-based
commentary and news reporting, and that the rhetoric is reaching a fever
pitch because were so close to the election.
He said although MSNBCs intentions may be to give viewers a historical
context for events like Trumps MSG rally, the overuse of inflammatory images
harms their credibility, and that of the media in general.
Theyre really doing a disservice to their [audience] when they put out
images from a rally 85 years ago that no one alive remembers. I think its a
little bit of an over-exaggeration that really hurts the image of the media
among some segments of the population, he said.
Democrats have endeavored to portray themselves as the party of positivity,
unity and joy throughout the campaign, a sentiment Vice President Kamala
Harris tried to highlight during her nomination acceptance speech at the
Democratic National Convention in August when she called for a new way
forward.
But MSNBC has instead compared Trump supporters to Nazis and trotted out
hackneyed and over-the-top comparisons between the former president and
historys greatest monster.
On Monday mornings broadcast of Morning Joe, cohost Mika Brzezinski
clutched her pearls as she slammed Trumps rally as normalizing hatred and
issued a dire, unfounded warning.
Lets not mince words about what that leads to: This is the process that
leads to fascism, she said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a guest on Morning Joe, presaged that
Trumps MSG event was no ordinary campaign event.
This was not just a political rally. This was also not just a campaign
rally. I think its very important for people to understand that these are
mini January 6 rallies, the Squad member said with a completely straight
face.
These are mini stop the steal rallies. These are rallies to prime an
electorate into rejecting the results of an election if it doesnt go the way
they want.
The Nazi comparisons rang particularly hollow, prompting some critics to say
it reflects badly on the media establishment as a whole.
You dont hate the media enough, posted Republican pundit Colin Rugg.
Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski was in attendance at the rally this
evening, along with other Jews who were supporting Trump.
Wartski, 94, endorsed Trump last week in a campaign video and slammed Vice
President Kamala Harris for referring to the ex-president as a fascist.
When asked why Jewish people should back Trump, the Auschwitz survivor
responded, Because hes a mensch.
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Let's go Brandon!