News media call out Trump's dangerous words - Poynter
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His speech turned to his opponents, and then to himself and the presidency. He told the crowd in New Hampshire, 'We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections. They'll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American Dream.'
Appearing on 'CNN This Morning,' former CNN host Brian Stelter said, 'That's a horrifying clip. That's a fascist clip. ... That is shocking and the kind of thing we can never get numb to.'
But the headline that drew the most attention came from The Washington Post: 'Trump calls political enemies 'vermin,' echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini.'
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