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McConnell: " "Even the slogan is the same. 'America First.' That was what they said in the '30s." [View all]
Dumbass who refused to impeach or in any way hold SHitler accountable when he had the chance is now grousing about how dangerous he is. 
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) made what seemed to be another criticism of President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, cautioning that the country is in a "dangerous" global situation similar to the years leading up to World War II, and pointing out that Trump's campaign slogan echoes that historical period.
“We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now, reminiscent of before World War II,” he told The Financial Times in an article published Wednesday. “Even the slogan is the same. 'America First.' That was what they said in the '30s."
The phrase has roots in the 1850s nativist American Party and was used by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. The Ku Klux Klan adopted the slogan in the 1920s.
Indeed, the Anti-Defamation League urged Trump to rethink his usage of the slogan due to its past association with bigotry and pro-Nazi beliefs.
McConnell , a staunch critic of isolationism, pointed to influential Senate Republican Robert A Taft, the son of former President William Howard Taft, who he noted was "a raging isolationist" who opposed the creation of NATO and the Marshall Plan.
“We’re in a very, very dangerous world right now, reminiscent of before World War II,” he told The Financial Times in an article published Wednesday. “Even the slogan is the same. 'America First.' That was what they said in the '30s."
The phrase has roots in the 1850s nativist American Party and was used by President Woodrow Wilson during World War I. The Ku Klux Klan adopted the slogan in the 1920s.
Indeed, the Anti-Defamation League urged Trump to rethink his usage of the slogan due to its past association with bigotry and pro-Nazi beliefs.
McConnell , a staunch critic of isolationism, pointed to influential Senate Republican Robert A Taft, the son of former President William Howard Taft, who he noted was "a raging isolationist" who opposed the creation of NATO and the Marshall Plan.
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