Donald Trump Wanted 'Kind Of Generals Hitler Had'

Former President Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff John Kelly told The Atlantic's editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg that the Republican nominee once told him that he wished his staff acted like 'German generals, like the ones Hitler had. Goldberg explained that the comments were first reported by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser in their book, The Divider: Trump in the White House.In the book, Baker and Glasser wrote that while in office Trump asked Kelly: “Why can’t you be like the German generals?”Read More: “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump said in a private conversation in the White House, according to The Atlantic, citing two people. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders.” The Republican presidential nominee's spokesperson, however, denied the claims. Alex Pfeiffer told The Independent: “This is absolutely false, President Trump never said this.”Peter Baker and Susan Glasser wrote in their book that Kelly explained to Trump that German generals 'tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off'.Read More: “No, no, no, they were totally loyal to him,” the president reportedly responded. John Kelly told CNN reporter Jim Sciutto, for his book The Return of Great Powers, that Donald Trump praised aspects of Hitler's leadership. “He said, ‘Well, but Hitler did some good things,’” Kelly recalled. “I said, ‘Well, what?’ And he said, ‘Well, (Hitler) rebuilt the economy.’ But what did he do with that rebuilt economy? He turned it against his own people and against the world.”He continued: “I said, ‘Sir, you can never say anything good about the guy. Nothing.’”