Ex-CIA Chief Doubles Down on Comparing Trump Immigration Policy to Nazi Germany:...
Ex-CIA Chief Doubles Down on Comparing Trump Immigration Policy to Nazi Germany: We Need to Be Careful
by Rachel Dicker | 8:15 am, June 18th, 2018
Retired General Michael Hayden knew that hed cause a stir Saturday by tweeting out a picture of Auschwitz and making a note about the Trump administrations zero tolerance policy of separating families at the border.
I wanted to grab peoples attention, he said. I didnt choose that picture at random. Ive been to that camp actually several times, John
Thats why I used that picture. Thats the scene where families were separated.
Look, I know were not Nazi Germany, all right? But there is a commonality there and a fear on my part that we have standards we have to live up to, he added. Ive lived in Germany for three years, he explained later. A more civilized people you could not find. I was trying to point out we need be careful not to move in that direction.
In a similar vein, General Hayden tweeted out the same photo a little later on Saturday warning that civilized behavior is [not] guaranteed.
video of the interview and full article:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ex-cia-chief-doubles-down-on-comparing-trump-immigration-policy-to-nazi-germany-we-need-to-be-careful/