{"id":45962,"date":"2026-01-08T12:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=45962"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:39:54","slug":"rep-hank-johnson-trump-is-just-as-dangerous-as-hitler-which-is-why-he-must-be-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/08\/rep-hank-johnson-trump-is-just-as-dangerous-as-hitler-which-is-why-he-must-be-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Hank Johnson: Trump is just as dangerous as Hitler–which is why he must be stopped!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

And we are the ones to stop him!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dean Obeidallah<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Invoking Hitler generally means you\u2019ve lost the argument. But that\u2019s not the case when you are noting that Donald Trump is copying Hitler\u2019s playbook\u2014which is the fascist approach to acquiring and retaining power. And after Trump\u2019s attack on Venezuela and threat to attack and annex other nations in the Western Hemisphere, you\u2019d be a fool not to point out the parallels and red flags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why the mild-mannered Georgia Rep. Hank Johnson<\/a> is not holding back in raising alarm bells that Trump is following in the footsteps of Hitler when it comes to seeking to expand his power. In our discussion on the 5th<\/sup> anniversary of Trump\u2019s deadly terrorist attack on our Capitol, Rep. Johnson put it bluntly: \u201cDonald Trump is the kind of leader who is similar to Hitler.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson\u2014who is a former judge and currently a senior member on the House Judiciary committee\u2014explained Trump \u201cplays upon people\u2019s emotions and ignorance, and stirs up their passions and prejudices so that he can then lead them into doing something that right-minded people would not do.\u201d He warned that Trump wants to end our democracy\u2014which resonates even more on the 5th<\/sup> anniversary of his Jan. 6 attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the Rep continued, \u201cIn Hitler\u2019s case, it was to try to eliminate Jews and others from the planet which is a much more diabolical scheme.\u201d <\/strong>He then added this bone-chilling line: \u201cDonald Trump is capable of the same thing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think about that for a moment. Does anyone doubt Trump is as dangerous as people like Hitler and Putin when it comes to democracy, punishing those who dare to defy them and targeting minorities for political power?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Trump had his way, all who oppose him would suffer some punishment. In fact, he has utilized the power of the federal government to target those who have defied him from criminally prosecuting people like NY AG Tish James to punishing media outlets and law firms to even trying to silence Jimmy Kimmel. He sent US troops into the streets of American cities as a show of force. And like past fascists, he has given his base an enemy in Brown skinned immigrants\u2014unleashing his ICE upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Trump is openly talking of conquering other nation\u2019s including Greenland that is part of the NATO alliance by way of Denmark. And on Tuesday, Trump announced<\/a> that Venezuela will \u201cgive\u201d the United States between 30 million and 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil. Of course, this oil is not being \u201cgiven\u201d to us. The current leader of Venezuela just saw her boss get kidnapped by the Trump regime for not doing what he wanted. In addition, our military is literally holding a gun to the head of the nation. No, this is called armed robbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worse, Trump boasted<\/a> on social media that the oil will be sold and the proceeds \u201cwill be controlled by me.\u201d<\/strong> When is the last time you saw an American president tell us that after we steal resources from another country, he would personally distribute the proceeds as he sees fit?! Of course, we know that means Trump will personally profit from the oil sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the Rep. Johnson explained, Trump\u2019s goal is to take America \u201cback to the old, imperialism, European-style imperialism.\u201d He continued that such policies are \u201cinhuman, and immoral\u201d but are fueled by Trump\u2019s corrupt focus not on what is good for our nation but on his own \u201cpower and money.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Trump shows no signs of slowing down on his fascist aspirations. That very point was made by Trump\u2019s aide Stephen Miller<\/a> Tuesday on CNN as he defended the idea of annexing other lands including Greenland. The human gargoyle told Jake Tapper: \u201cWe live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else. But we live in a world, in the real world\u2026that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,\u201d <\/strong>He then added: \u201cThese are the iron laws of the world.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concept is what has animated the Trump regime\u2019s policies this second term. It\u2019s the idea of \u201cmight makes right.\u201d Forget international law and alliances, take what you want\u2014be it another country, oil, free planes from foreign leaders, starting a war with NATO allies, etc. It\u2019s also what animated Hitler, Putin, Mussolini and other strongmen through time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact Trump has never been held accountable for any crimes plus been granted immunity by the GOP Supreme Court has only embolden him this second term. Trump is at the point where he is even breaking the promises he made to his base during the 2024 campaign of avoiding military actions and focusing on \u201cAmerica first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why Rep. Johnson then shared this warning about Trump: \u201cIf you let Trump go too far, then he will just go further and further.\u201d<\/strong> He then added this line that has stayed with me, \u201cThat\u2019s why Trump has to be stopped now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we stop him? Well to be blunt it won\u2019t be easy. But Rep. Johnson shared how all of us can play a role: \u201cWe [Congress] have to contest everything that he does<\/strong>. The American people have to get out and protest peacefully against the policies of this administration, both foreign and domestic, because they both affect taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is up to us to stop Trump. We\u2019ve done it before. Now we have no choice but to do it again\u2014regardless of the cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can watch my full interview with Rep. Hank Johnson below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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