The personal qualities displayed by Trump
in his reaction to the cost of the Guillén funeral—contempt, rage,
parsimony, racism—hardly surprised his inner circle. Trump has
frequently voiced his disdain for those who serve in the military and
for their devotion to duty, honor, and sacrifice. Former generals who
have worked for Trump say that the sole military virtue he prizes is
obedience. As his presidency drew to a close, and in the years since, he
has become more and more interested in the advantages of dictatorship,
and the absolute control over the military that he believes it would
deliver. “I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump said in a
private conversation in the White House, according to two people who
heard him say this. “People who were totally loyal to him, that follow
orders.”
Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
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