Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell and others blasted journalist Jemele Hill for a viral tweet saying the United States is as “bad” as Nazi Germany.
“Been reading Isabel Wilkerson’s new book, ‘Caste,’ and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn’t nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are. Can’t encourage you enough to read this masterpiece,” Hill tweeted Sunday.
“Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson was released on Aug. 4 and is described as an examination of “the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.” Oprah Winfrey announced she chose the book as her latest pick for her book club in August.
Grenell responded to Hill’s tweet, “Read a book. The Nazis murdered 6.5 million Jews.”
Read a book. The Nazis murdered 6.5 million Jews. https://t.co/uyUiisxYhI
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) August 24, 2020
Others joined Grenell in criticizing her tweet.
Just the basic fact that you have a huge platform/make a solid living shitting on the President and haven’t been locked in a labor camp says this is the complete opposite of nazi germany.
Grow up.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) August 23, 2020
Jemele Hill thinks Nazi Germany and the United States of America are comparable.
Imagine living in this kind of delusional fantasyland. pic.twitter.com/prpk6RpGD2
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 23, 2020
As someone whose family lived (and some not) through both Nazi and Communist regimes this is absolutely disgusting and @jemelehill, if you spent one month in a real authoritarian state you would come crying back here to kiss the ground you walked on in the USA. https://t.co/5fVgMQguzp
— Inez Stepman (@InezFeltscher) August 23, 2020
Every week Jemele Hill gets dumber. https://t.co/YTqqw2FA1F
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) August 23, 2020
Been reading Jemele Hill’s tweets, and if you were of the opinion that she’s smarter than a cactus, how wrong you are https://t.co/kN9bRlct8e
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) August 24, 2020
REMINDER for @jemelehill about just a FEW of the differences between AMERICA and NAZI GERMANY! pic.twitter.com/O1dIo6VXXh
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) August 24, 2020
Hill made headlines in 2017 for labeling President Trump a “white supremacist” and has since been a staunch critic of the president.
“If you vote for Donald Trump, you are a racist. You have no wiggle room,” she tweeted in June.
