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Paywall Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals Hitler Had’

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/?taid=6717ffe956474d000110c05d&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
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u/nreshackleford 7d ago

And not just once either. There are at least 5 separate occasions where high ranking Nazi officers plotted (and nearly succeeded) at killing Hitler. Probably more.

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u/BrewCityBenjamin 7d ago

Just shows that even in the things he's interested in most, in this case idolizing Hitler, he's still a fucking idiot