Trump’s former chief of staff says he fits ‘fascist’ definition and prefers ‘dictator approach

John Kelly , the retired Marine general who was Donald Trump ’s White House chief of staff, said the former president fits “into the general definition of fascist” and wanted the “kind of generals Hitler had” in a series of interviews published Tuesday .

He also confirmed to The Atlantic that Trump had said he wished his military personnel showed him the same deference Adolf Hitler’s Nazi generals showed the German dictator during World War II , and recounted the moment.

Democrats quickly seized on the comments, two weeks from Election Day , saying the reported comments about Hitler 's generals “makes me sick as hell”.

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Donald Trump is an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators.

The retired Marine general also said Trump wanted the “kind of generals Hitler had” in a series of interviews published Tuesday .

Kelly ’s comments are the latest in a line of warnings from former Trump White House aides about how he views the presidency.

The Atlantic reported that Trump praised Hitler ’s generals for their loyalty.

The Atlantic editor-in-chief of The Atlantic said Trump 's admiration of Hitler was perhaps the “most shocking” thing Kelly heard in the White House .

Trump campaign said Kelly had “totally beclowned himself with these debunked stories he has fabricated because he failed to serve his President well”.