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At a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend, Donald Trump whipped up a crowd with language straight out of Nazi Germany. The "vermin" bit is old hat now. He also has added the idea that migrants are "poisoning the blood" of the U.S. This appears to be part of his new stump speech. On Sunday in Reno, NV, he falsely claimed that migrants are coming from prisons and mental institutions. He also said he would invoke the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to remove migrants from the country. Trump also has taken to quoting Vladimir Putin about the "rottenness" of American democracy. He hasn't actually waved Mein Kampf at the crowd and quoted Hitler directly, but there is still time left.
Trump also repeated his notion of being a dictator, but only for one day. At first it might have been a joke, but apparently his supporters like the idea and he keeps going back to it. It's probably not a joke; he is using a well-worn technique to parry questions about this in advance, by calling Joe Biden a threat to democracy.
Why is Trump becoming crazier and crazier? On CNN's State of the Union this Sunday, Chris Christie said: "Donald Trump realizes the walls are closing in. He's becoming crazier. And now he's citing Vladimir Putin as a character witness, a guy who is a murderous thug all around the world." Christie added that Trump is sending dog whistles to people who feel under stress and is blaming it on people who don't look like them. (V)