Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson blamed “too much coffee” for a Tuesday morning tweet that likened President Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
The spiritual author whose campaign failed to gain much traction in the 2020 primary contest said she had taken down a tweet on Tuesday which showed Trump and Hitler side-by-side, both holding a Bible.
“I just deleted a picture of Hitler that I learned was photo shopped,” Williamson tweeted. “I apologize. Too much coffee.”
I just deleted a picture of Hitler that I learned was photo shopped. I apologize. Too much coffee.
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) June 2, 2020
The photo of Trump was taken Monday during his brief visit to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where firefighters put out a blaze over the weekend, after law enforcement cleared protesters out of the area.
There were several comparisons made online between Trump and the doctored image of Hitler holding the Bible. Fact-checking website Snopes dedicated a full page to the image and determined the image of Hitler holding a Bible is actually a “Heil Hitler” salute that had been digitally altered.
A lot of people are sharing an image that appears to show Trump and Hitler holding a bible in the same way. The Trump pic is from June 1, but the Hitler pic was photoshopped to add the bible. pic.twitter.com/hmaxYfXCxt
— Craig Silverman (@CraigSilverman) June 2, 2020
Twitter users captured the original tweet before Williamson could remove it and voiced displeasure with the former presidential candidate’s comparison of Trump to the Nazi dictator responsible for the deaths of more than six million Jews and other people.
Mmmmm maybe it was I am very disappointed in you this is how real hate starts pic.twitter.com/VDyZOexMgF
— Paul Krofssik (@gimikd) June 2, 2020
Marianne Williamson tweets a doctored photo of Hitler next to Trump and promptly deletes it. pic.twitter.com/FxaXyl29ar
— James Andrews (@slaterson101) June 2, 2020
Below, Democrat @marwilliamson posted an image of Hitler, saying Trump’s posing with a Bible copied this exact image.
Just one problem– the pic was photoshopped.
She deleted it. Doubt she’ll apologise though. Disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/VdyD4DV0V9
— Barry (@Mr_B_OB) June 2, 2020
