Democratic congressman evokes Hitler and Mussolini to condemn Trump ‘disloyal’ comments

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Democratic Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen compared President Trump’s remarks about “disloyal” Jewish Americans to something that would be said in fascist Italy or Nazi Germany.

Cohen spoke on MSNBC Live with Hallie Jackson on Wednesday morning, a day after Trump alleged that Jewish Americans who vote for Democratic candidates are either uninformed or disloyal. Trump later clarified that those who fit into that category are specifically disloyal to Israel.

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