MSNBC is facing backlash for using a Nazi rally clip during its coverage of former President Donald Trump’s historic campaign event at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
The left-leaning network included footage of a 1939 Nazi rally on a New York City plaza and compared it to Trump’s own rally, which packed the famous venue.
“But that jamboree is happening right now, you’re watching it on your screens in that place, it’s especially exciting because in 1939, over 20,000 supporters of a different fascist leader, Adolf Hitler, gathered for a so-called pro-America rally. “The garden was packed,” the anchor said while rolling the footage.
The comparison of the two videos was described as “shameful” by conservatives, who pointed to the diversity of the crowd.
“Yesterday’s Trump rally was filled with Americans from every walk of life, including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular Jews. I saw a woman in burqa. It was nothing like a Nazi rally. MSNBC should be ashamed.” X user @amuse wrote,
Others reported that Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartsky was among the attendees.
Critics went so far as to accuse the network of “check,
Tesla founder Elon Musk, who spoke at the rally, also called MSNBC “the scum of the earth” on X.
The Democrats have attempted to portray themselves as the party of positivity and unity.
Vice President Kamala Harris Tried to highlight that feeling When he called for “a new path forward” during his nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in August.
However MSNBC missed the heart of that message and compared Trump supporters to Nazis.
“Trump held a revolutionary rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The energy was unmatched and the promise of a better America was on the horizon,” Sam Sweet wrote.
“The liberal media couldn’t handle it, so they put together a propaganda campaign. They compared this Trump rally to the Nazi rally in 1939,” he said.
Holocaust survivor Jerry Wertsky was among those present Sunday, others said.
Republican pundit Colin Rugg posted, “You don’t hate the media enough.” “Holocaust survivor Jerry Waritsky was in attendance at the rally this evening along with other Jews supporting Trump.”
Waratsky, 94, endorsed Trump in a campaign video last week Vice President Kamala Harris criticized For referring to the former president as a “fascist”.
When asked why Jewish people should support Trump, the Auschwitz survivor replied, “Because he’s a man.”
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