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6. CNN article:

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 08:56 AM

Sep 5

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/politics/kfile-rfk-jr-trump-critique

RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN
6 min read
Updated 9:14 AM EST, Thu November 21, 2024

(CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, has a long history of scathing critiques against Trump, labeling him a “threat to democracy,” a “bully,” and, as recently as July, a “terrible president.”

But Kennedy’s harshest attacks date back to Trump’s rise in 2016, when on his radio show “Ring of Fire,” Kennedy applauded descriptions of Trump’s base as “belligerent idiots” and suggestions that some were “outright Nazis” and “spineless fellow travelers.” Kennedy also likened Trump to historical demagogues like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, accusing Trump of exploiting societal insecurities and xenophobia to amass power.

After Trump won in 2016, Kennedy concluded in one episode from December of that year that Trump was at least in one way not like Hitler, because, “Hitler was interested in policy.”

A CNN KFile review of Kennedy’s past comments shows they fit a pattern of consistent, broad-based criticism that Kennedy has leveled at Trump over the years.

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CNN has uncovered audio of RFK Jr. praising a description of Trump and his supporters as "belligerent idiots," [View all] Passages Sep 5 OP

Wow. I'd love to see this go viral. ms liberty Sep 5 #1

I'd like to see JD Sofaseducer's comments on TACO go viral. marble falls Sep 5 #4

Sofaseducer! 🤣 AllyCat Sep 5 #9

I don't think the sofa was capable of consenting.... lastlib Sep 5 #14

As the Romans said, "Qui tacet consentire videtur" marble falls Sep 5 #35

Well, I guess you could look at it that way....... lastlib Sep 5 #36

JD is a twisted PoS, but how many times in my life have I gotten to use four years of Latin? marble falls Sep 5 #37

Good point! lastlib Sep 5 #38

As you can see they are both crass and crazy opportunists. ananda Sep 5 #23

He's right. Too bad he's so wrong about so many other things. Haggard Celine Sep 5 #2

Which proves 'it takes one to know one', and 'birds of a feather flock together'. marble falls Sep 5 #3

See, he's not so stupid after all. Too bad we could not have "uncovered" this audio BEFORE his nomination. Midnight Writer Sep 5 #5

He's a psychopath just like his boss. Hence the compulsive lying. ... littlemissmartypants Sep 5 #10

Charles Manson comes to mind Hekate Sep 5 #13

Caroline Kennedy referred to him as a predator for good reason. Passages Sep 5 #17

Yes! Yes! Exactly! Birds of a feather. littlemissmartypants Sep 5 #34

It was widely reported months before his nomination. sl8 Sep 5 #18

CNN article: sl8 Sep 5 #6

.....looking at one! Nt Hope22 Sep 5 #7

Its a cult MaineBlueBear Sep 5 #8

An obvious case of the pot calling the kettle black. Gimpyknee Sep 5 #11

RFK Jr comes to mind for coward, bootlicker, belligerent idiot, and even Nazi for his plans for mass death IronLionZion Sep 5 #12

Show this to Laura Loomer since it fits her definition of being disloyal to Cankles Submariner Sep 5 #15

He was smart once. Wish I knew what happened to him SpankMe Sep 5 #16

"Wish I knew what happened to him." Lust. Lust for power. speak easy Sep 5 #20

Money and power IronLionZion Sep 5 #21

When was that? maxsolomon Sep 5 #33

It's amazing what a little blackmail will accomplish relayerbob Sep 5 #19

Time to "blow him up" paleotn Sep 5 #24

But hey! If Hitler gives me a job, he ain't so bad paleotn Sep 5 #22

Exactly right. He sees the opportunity and is going for it. Passages Sep 5 #26

Given his statements we can now say no bigger bootlicker than R effin K jr. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 5 #25

Now, that's audio swong19104 Sep 5 #27

Belligerent idiots could be the new deplorables BeyondGeography Sep 5 #28

I'm sure this happened a lot while Bob Kennedy thought he could win the nomination FakeNoose Sep 5 #29

It just goes to show how little character they truly possess True Dough Sep 5 #30

So what. progressoid Sep 5 #31

Which explains why they're feeding him to the dogs. live love laugh Sep 5 #32