"Wow, he’s really doing what Hitler did" — Netizens react to James Carville comparing Trump's Madison Square Garden rally to the 1939 Nazi rally
American political consultant and author James Carville recently compared Donald Trump’s upcoming October 27 presidential rally at the Madison Square Garden to the 1939 Nazi rally. The Nazi rally of 1939 took place at the same venue ahead of the Second World War.
“I did not realize he [Trump] was going to schedule a rally at Madison Square Garden to mimic the Nazi rally of 10 February 1939… They have promised a military round-up… the Supreme Court has greenlighted it… They are telling you they’re doing all of this,” Carville told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki.
The political strategist further asked American voters to “pay attention right now, please” to everything Donald Trump was saying he would do as election day was approaching, including going on record that he would use military force to control political enemies.
In the wake of James Carville’s now-viral remarks, the internet is having diverse reactions. For instance, X user Judy S (@SunflowerJMS) commented on Jen Psaki’s post on the same and agreed with Carville’s views.
“Wow, he’s really doing what Hitler did in so many ways,” the user wrote.
Many more joined the conversation on the platform and shared similar reactions.
“This needs to be talked about ad nauseam. Trump wants to use the military to round up people of color, and now those that don’t agree with him politically. Carville is not wrong, he is telling us what he will do day 1. You only need to be dictator for one day to order the troops,” a netizen wrote.
“And yes, the Donald administration will tell us it is our fault. We were warned,” one netizen wrote.
“This is absolutely scary s*** I didn't realize that the Nazis did one of these rallies in February of 1939 and that's why Trump rented out Madison Square he is a scary scary man and if someone gives him the go-ahead he will screw this entire country,” wrote another.
“Please listen to Carville and just google Nazi rally Madison Square Garden 1939. This is where we are,” a person wrote.
Meanwhile, several others slammed James Carville’s remarks about the former President as well as Jen Psaki for allowing this on her show.
“You people make yourselves look like fools every day. Does it never embarrass you that ‘normal’ humans are laughing at the nonsense on your network?” one person asked.
“I bet if I just did 10-second snips of all the people that have called Trump a Nazi or Hitler over the years, I could fill up at least 30 minutes of video. I think that they have cried wolf a few too many times,” another person wrote.
“Carville is an irrelevant old man,” an individual wrote.
“Lol, Psaki and Carville are either insane or extremely evil. This is the kind of sh*t people espouse if they've never walked in the valley of the shadow of death,” another individual wrote.
James Carville, who sat down with MSNBC to promote his newest documentary Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid. He further warned American voters to open their eyes and observe how Donald Trump was openly telling how the “gates of hell will reign” on his political enemies, which was against the U.S. Constitution.
Earlier this month, Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential election-winning strategist had shared with CNN how the 2024 election was going to be “neck and neck” and was a “long way from decided.” However, before that in late September, James Carville mentioned that he didn’t feel like Kamala Harris was “gonna lose” the “race” to the White House.
James Carville is not the only person to compare Donald Trump’s MSG rally to the 1939 Nazi rally
Nine days before the November 5 presidential election, Donald Trump has scheduled a campaign rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Not only that but in this regard, he also told Fox News over the weekend that the “bigger problems” for election day are the “people from within” including the bad ones, sick ones, "radical left, lunatics," and more.
“It should be very easily handled by National Guard, or if really necessary by the military, because they can’t let that happen,” Trump noted.
In the wake of this, many Democrats compared the ex-president's forthcoming MSG rally to the 1939 Nazi rally at the same location. For instance, New York Democratic State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal urged the venue owners to cancel the “arena tour” rally to keep the “city safe,” and for the “good of NYC and its residents.”
“Let’s be clear. Allowing Trump to hold an event at MSG is equivalent to the infamous Nazis rally at Madison Square Garden on February 20, 1939,” he wrote on X.
He further wrote in a follow-up post:
“This is a disastrous decision by Madison Square Garden that will endanger the public safety of New Yorkers and has the potential to incite widespread violence.”
Meanwhile, in contrast, Republican State Senator Rob Ortt pointed out in a tweet that the comparison was not only “disgusting” but a “gross escalation of the dangerous rhetoric.” In the wake of this, Hoylman-Sigal clarified that he was just pointing out “a historic similarity.”
For those unaware, German American Bund organized the February 1939 Nazi rally at the MSG which was attended by over 20,000 people who decried George Washington’s legacy and hailed Adolf Hitler’s sociopolitical views.