Jonathan Alter: Trump’s Demagoguery ‘Spreads Fear’ for Political Gain

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER You ░░░░░░░░ in your new book ░░░░░░░░ Reckoning about why according ░░░░░░░░ retired general John Kelly ░░░░░░░░ s former White House ░░░░░░░░ of staff Trump is ░░░░░░░░ to Adolf Hitler and ░░░░░░░░ m quoting like Hitler ░░░░░░░░ also started as a ░░░░░░░░ figure Trump must constantly ░░░░░░░░ the ante to keep ░░░░░░░░ fanatic followers engaged and ░░░░░░░░ critics shocked and appalled ░░░░░░░░ s also because the ░░░░░░░░ sincere part of Trump ░░░░░░░░ his entirely honest thirst ░░░░░░░░ total power That s ░░░░░░░░ quote from your book ░░░░░░░░ all of that for ░░░░░░░░ ALTER Well look what ░░░░░░░░ tried to do in ░░░░░░░░ book in addition to ░░░░░░░░ what is so far ░░░░░░░░ most significant trial of ░░░░░░░░ 21st century is to ░░░░░░░░ in a small volume ░░░░░░░░ that is dangerous about ░░░░░░░░ man And it always ░░░░░░░░ with all fascists all ░░░░░░░░ be dictators with a ░░░░░░░░ for power as much ░░░░░░░░ as they can accumulate ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ interesting though Wolf is ░░░░░░░░ Trump is telling us ░░░░░░░░ he will do with ░░░░░░░░ power he will use ░░░░░░░░ against his political enemies ░░░░░░░░ is a violation of ░░░░░░░░ we stand for in ░░░░░░░░ country And so part ░░░░░░░░ this election is about ░░░░░░░░ we are as a ░░░░░░░░ what do we represent ░░░░░░░░ we represent the ideals ░░░░░░░░ the Founders of democracy ░░░░░░░░ freedom or do we ░░░░░░░░ to go the strong ░░░░░░░░ route Now look demagoguery ░░░░░░░░ when he spreads fear ░░░░░░░░ the other that works ░░░░░░░░ him politically That s ░░░░░░░░ of the reasons why ░░░░░░░░ s doing so well ░░░░░░░░ he also is a ░░░░░░░░ of the medium of ░░░░░░░░ But when you actually ░░░░░░░░ it all up and ░░░░░░░░ to what he says ░░░░░░░░ always tell you what ░░░░░░░░ re going to do ░░░░░░░░ Kampf is the most ░░░░░░░░ thing that Adolf Hitler ░░░░░░░░ wrote He says in ░░░░░░░░ exactly what he s ░░░░░░░░ to do so this ░░░░░░░░ not a drill Wolf ░░░░░░░░ this is a moment ░░░░░░░░ national truth will we ░░░░░░░░ as a democracy Or ░░░░░░░░ we become an authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ And this and I ░░░░░░░░ hoping I m praying ░░░░░░░░ that people wake up ░░░░░░░░ smell the coffee and ░░░░░░░░ the stakes concentrate less ░░░░░░░░ the horse race in ░░░░░░░░ media and more on ░░░░░░░░ is at stake for ░░░░░░░░ country.”