Hillary Clinton linked Donald Trump's upcoming rally at Madison Square Garden to a notorious Nazi rally from 1939.
"One other thing that you'll see next week, Kaitlan, is Trump actually reenacting the Madison Square Garden rally in 1939. I write about this in my book," she told CNN's Kaitlan Collins. She recalled how President Franklin Roosevelt was horrified by neo-Nazis and fascists pledging allegiance to Germany. "So I don't think we can ignore it."
Clinton warned about the danger Trump poses. "Now, it may be a leap for some people. But please open your eyes to the danger that this man poses to our country," she emphasized.
Earlier, Clinton aligned herself with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former Trump chief of staff Gen. John Kelly, both labeling Trump a "fascist." However, she hesitated to predict if this characterization would resonate with key voters.
"I think that's a fair question, Kaitlan. And I can't wholly answer it," Clinton admitted. She stressed that presidential candidates have a duty to warn the public. "I tried to sound the alarm about him back in 2016, but it was really an uphill climb," she explained.
She acknowledged the growing evidence of Trump's intentions. "There’s just too much evidence about what he wants to do," Clinton said. "Someone running for president, like Vice President Harris, really has a duty to sound the alarm."
Clinton also noted that people might reconsider their support after hearing trusted voices. "When they hear John Kelly or General Milley or President Obama or Vice President Harris, it causes them to think really hard, 'Why would we take that risk?'"
"Sometimes, in politics, you've got to do what is not only right but important," she concluded. "It is important to make a case about what kind of man this is and what kind of president he is promising to be."
Kelly, a vocal critic of Trump, described him as fitting the "general definition of a fascist." When asked if she agreed with Kelly's assessment, Harris responded, "Yes, I do."