[Off-Topic-Trump] Trump defends loyalty pledges at rallies, 'surprised' by Hitler comparisons
https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-loyalty-pledge-hitler-video-153312237.html Donald Trump says it never occurred to him that his so-called "loyalty pledge" -- in which the Republican frontrunner asks attendees at his rallies to raise their right hands and repeat an oath to vote for him -- would draw comparisons to Nazi Germany. "Honestly, until this phone call, I didn't know it was a problem," Trump said when asked about the similarities his pledge and World War II-era imagery on NBC's "Today" show Tuesday. "I'm very surprised to hear it." Over the weekend, comedian Louis C.K. and conservative radio talk show host Glenn Beck both compared Trump to Hitler. "The number of prominent people comparing you to Adolf Hitler is actually growing by the day," host George Stephanopoulos told Trump on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday. "I don't know about the Hitler comparison," Trump replied. "I hadn't heard that." Trump first began asking supporters to take the loyalty pledge on Saturday in Orlando. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
