World Jun 19, 2026 · 1 min read

Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’

‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerfulDonald Trump has enthusiastically agreed with a public assessment by a man he met while golfing that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical f...

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by Edward Helmore in New York
Comparison to Hitler, Mao, Stalin? Trump says: ‘Sounds good to me!’

‘Historian’ claims ‘overwhelming difference’ between him and rogues’ gallery of autocrats is that Trump is more powerful

Donald Trump has enthusiastically agreed with a public assessment by a man he met while golfing that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical figures who incited fear – such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stalin, Mao and Hitler – is that Trump is more powerful.

The US president reposted a short text in the early hours of Friday morning, in which the author writes:

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Edward Helmore in New York.

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