Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’

 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/10/trump-military-generals-hitler/680327/

In the days after my original article was published, both the Associated Press and, notably, Fox News, confirmed the story, causing Trump to demand that Fox fire Jennifer Griffin, its experienced and well-regarded defense reporter. A statement issued by Alyssa Farah, a White House spokesperson, soon after publication read, “This report is false. President Trump holds the military in the highest regard.”