Jane Fonda compares Trump to Hitler while urging Americans to vote
By Judy Kurtz - 11/02/18 02:19 PM EDT
Jane Fonda is making her case against President Trump — and comparing him to Adolf Hitler — in remarks urging voters to head to the polls for Tuesday’s midterm elections.
“If you’ve read anything about the rise of the Third Reich and Adolf Hitler, you will see the parallels,†Fonda reportedly said Thursday at the Women’s Media Awards held by the Women's Media Center in New York.
“Attacking the media is the first step in the move towards fascism,†Fonda, 80, said, according to Variety. “The cornerstone to democracy is an independent, democratic media. And it’s under attack in a major way because bad guys are running it all. We have to make sure it doesn’t continue.â€
Trump has repeatedly referred to the “fake news media†as the “enemy of the people.â€
Earlier this week, Trump tweeted that it’s “dishonest†to say he dubbed all media with the “enemy†term, writing:
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