Daily Podcasts Video Research

Why Nazi comparisons triggered Trump after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

JL;DR SUMMARY Jacob Kornbluh examines President Donald Trump's controversial reactions to accusations of nazi affiliations following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

Jewish CommunityDonald TrumpViolenceFar RightCharlottesvillePolitical RhetoricCharlie KirkNazi ComparisonsTurning Point Usa

Places mentioned

Minnesota, United States
"although a gunman assassinated a Democrat, the former speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband as recently as June."
Pennsylvania, United States
"including one on Josh Shapiro, the Jewish governor of Pennsylvania;"
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"a South African living in the Washington, D.C., area who had noted that Kirk opposed gun control."
Illinois, United States
"Miller, an Illinois Republican, praised Adolf Hitler."
New Jersey, United States
"allowing his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to host several events organized by a Nazi sympathizer,"
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Trump held a mass campaign rally at the iconic Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan,"
New York City, New York, United States
"In her 2022 memoir, Haberman recalled Trump telling her he was with his two Jewish lawyers, referring to David Friedman and Greenblatt, who had advised him on Jewish issues."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 61315
Cairo Source ID 35
Retrieved 2025-09-12 05:31:15 UTC
Curated 2025-09-12 08:31:35 UTC