Since everybody knows everything they've said was a lie and fact-checking has repeatedly proved the point, we remind you.
Just like Adolph, with a passage of time, the 78-year-old former guy’s speeches have now grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances.
The Donald and Adolph similarities: During World War II, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) coordinated espionage activities behind enemy lines in Germany. The Office described Hitler’s psychological profile this way: “His primary rules were: never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.”
Comparisons between Trump and Hitler between current developments in the United States and the waning days of Germany’s ill-fated Weimar Republic have become daily fare. This is perhaps no surprise, given his unbridled attacks against his political opponents and the mainstream press, his singling out of minority groups as scapegoats for the challenges that American society faces, and his populist, demagogic style more generally.
Donald Trump continues to break new ground, becoming the first leading presidential candidate to find it necessary to insist he had never read the most infamous book of the 20th century.
"I never read 'Mein Kampf,'" Trump said, referring to Adolf Hitler's manifesto "My Struggle" which provided the philosophical basis for Nazi Germany and, ultimately, the murder of more than 6 million Jews in the Holocaust.
This was the first time Trump had invoked Hitler's name and the title of his memoir at a political rally. Still, there have been multiple reports over the years of Trump expressing a keen interest in, even admiration for, Hitler's rule over Nazi Germany.
In the past, he's acknowledged owning a copy of the book. Trump's denial that he had read Hitler's memoir came after he made a series of incendiary remarks in recent weeks referring to his political opponents as "vermin" and saying illegal immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country."
The bottom line, real leadership is a journey. Only those dedicated to continuous learning and growth have a competitive advantage. Be cautious of “flavor of the month” training as it is seldom effective or sustainable. These behaviors can only become deeply ingrained if new neural pathways in the brain are formed through long-term coaching and implementation of key skills and practices on the job.