Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said in an interview over the weekend that he believes President-elect Donald Trump is another dictator like Adolf Hitler or Benito Mussolini.
Clyburn made the remarks during a Saturday interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox News’ “Cavuto Live” while talking about the country’s shift to the political Right in this month’s elections.
“We go from left to right in this country,” he said. “We go from right back left in this country. And I always say, well whether the pendulum is going from left to right or right to left, it always passes through the middle.”
“Now, the country has gone lurching back to the right,” he continued. “I hope it’s not going as far right as that which happened in Germany in the 1930s. But you may remember I forewarned way back in 2018 that I saw this coming. I’ve studied history all of my life.”
Cavuto pushed back, asking if he was saying that he is “envisioning another Hitler.”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying,” Clyburn said. “I said the 1930s in Germany. And of course, we go to Mussolini in Italy.”
Clyburn added that he was not being hyperbolic by making the comparison.
🚨Wow. Democrats are still calling President Trump Hitler:
Neil Cavuto: “Are you envisioning [Trump] as another Hitler — is that what you’re saying?”
Jim Clyburn: “That’s exactly what I’m saying!”
Cavuto: “You don’t think that’s a little hyperbolic?”
Clyburn: “You may think… pic.twitter.com/gm3ver1qC9
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) November 16, 2024
Republican strategist Steve Guest responded to the clip by posting on X: “Democrats are rhetorical arsonists who don’t care about the consequences of their rhetoric.”
“President-elect Trump had already faced multiple assassination attempts,” he said. “Clyburn’s comments this morning only add fuel to the fire.”
Claremont Institute senior fellow Jeremy Carl made a similar assessment of Clyburn’s remarks.
“Former long-time member of Democrat leadership throwing around this type of dangerous language at a President who has already been the victim of two assassination attempts,” he said. “It’s dangerous and outrageous.”
Radio host Julie Gunlock posted on X: “Yup. They want him dead. They’ll keep saying it.”
