Is there a resemblance between Trump and Hitler?
Across different eras, there have been leaders who have wielded arrogantly wielded their power, disregarding international laws and resorting to political pressure and bullying to achieve their aims.
Among them, Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler share certain similarities in their aggressive policies, both domestically and internationally.
Hitler relied on military force and direct threats to assert his control over European nations, aiming to create a 'Greater German Reich' through occupation.
Trump, on the other hand, chooses instead to leverage military, economic, and political power to extort nations and assert American dominance, opting for these methods over direct military intervention —at least for now.
Hitler exploited weaker nations, forcing them to finance his wars through imposed taxes and financial blackmail.
Trump has used a similar approach with some countries, compelling them to inject billions of dollars into the US economy, which reflects his style of political and economic extortion. On top of that, Trump made statements about seizing the Panama Canal and renaming it the 'America Canal.'
His racist policies toward Latin American countries have further caused significant friction.
Even traditional US allies like Canada, Mexico, and some European nations such as Denmark weren't spared from Trump's controversial decisions.
Additionally, Hitler enacted forced displacement against minorities, compelling Jews and others to leave their lands through coercion or detention. Trump has adopted a similar concept with the Palestinians, proposing their forced relocation to Sinai and Jordan as part of his 'Deal of the Century.'
However this plan faced strong rejection from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Egyptian people, who viewed the forced displacement of Palestinians as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and a threat to Egypt's national security.
Furthermore, Hitler withdrew from the League of Nations, refusing to abide by international laws. Similarly, Trump pulled the US out of the World Health Organization and the Paris Climate Accord.
He also utilized the veto power against UN Security Council resolutions that condemned his actions in the Middle East, including siding with Israel in its conflict with Iran to dismantle its nuclear program and realize the 'New Middle East' project.
Hitler ignited World War II, leading to widespread devastation across Europe. Trump, meanwhile, has escalated crises in the Middle East through actions like moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, supporting Israeli settlements, imposing normalization on some Arab nations, and finally, escalating conflict with Iran – all of which have intensified regional disputes.
Despite the differing circumstances, Trump's approach mirrors Hitler's in its use of intimidation of other nations, arrogance, and exploitation of power to serve his interests.
This includes economic extortion of certain Arab countries, attempts at forced displacement of Palestinians, and imposing oppressive policies globally. The sole distinction is that Hitler was defeated and his rule ended in destruction, whereas Trump continues to seek to solidify his influence, posing an ongoing threat to the world.
Finally, will Trump lead the world into a new global conflict? And will the American people pay the price for Trump's arrogance and recklessness, just as the German people paid for Hitler's hubris?
About the author:
Engineer Ahmed Sherin Abdel Rahman Fawzy was a former governor of Menofia Governorate.
He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from England in 1981, and obtained his Master's degree from Ain Shams University's Faculty of Engineering in 1977. He previously obtained his Bachelor's degrees in Engineering and in Military and Administrative Sciences from the Military Technical College in 1972.
Fawzy gained significant international recognition in the late 1980s.
He was listed among the world's most prominent scientists in the 1987 'Who's Who' encyclopedia (alongside figures like Naguib Mahfouz).
The International Biographical Center in America named him one of the most important scientific figures in America for 1987 and among the top five thousand global scientific figures for 1988. Additionally, a center at Cambridge University in England recognized him as 'One of the Global Leaders in Scientific Achievements' in 1988.
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