A Holocaust subsister has denounced Vice President Kamala Harris successful a Trump run video for endorsing claims that erstwhile President Donald Trump is simply a “fascist” akin to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
“Adolf Hitler invaded Poland erstwhile I was 9 years old. He murdered my parents and astir of my family,” 94-year-old Jerry Wartski says successful nan clip exclusively obtained by The Post and group to beryllium released Friday.
“I cognize much astir Hitler than Kamala will ever cognize successful a 1000 lifetimes,” adds Wartski, rolling up his shirtsleeves to uncover his Auschwitz captive number.
“For her to impeach President Trump of being for illustration Hitler is nan worst point I ever heard successful my 75 years surviving successful nan United States,” he goes on, adding that Harris “owes my parents and everybody other who was murdered by Hitler an apology for repeating this lie.”
Asked by an off-camera questioner why nan Jewish group should backmost Trump, Wartski responds: “Because he’s a mensch.”
“I judge that President Trump is decidedly going to beryllium bully for Israel because everything that he’s done up until now was successful [its] favor,” he continues, saying he “never double-crossed anyone and he ne'er showed immoderate weakness.”
Wartski, who serves arsenic honorary president of nan Israel Heritage Foundation, met Trump erstwhile nan Republican nominee marked nan day of Hamas’ Oct. 7 panic onslaught to connection prayers astatine nan Ohel of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson for nan merchandise of nan remaining hostages held successful Gaza.
“Why should President Trump believe for nan hostages astatine nan Ohel and … walk clip pinch truthful many?” Wartski asks successful nan video, earlier answering: “He has ever stood pinch nan Jewish group and nan authorities of Israel.”
The video was taped 1 twelvemonth since nan deadliest time for nan Jewish group since nan Holocaust.
Hamas terrorists killed an estimated 1,200 group — including 46 Americans — while kidnapping 254 much civilians and taking them backmost to nan Gaza Strip, 12 of whom were US dual citizens.
Four of nan Americans — Edan Alexander, Keith Siegel, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Omer Neutra — are still being held by nan jihadists successful Gaza, while different 4 were released.
Four much — Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Itay Chen, Judy Weinstein, and Gad Haggai — are confirmed to person been murdered successful captivity.
Trump’s running-mate, Ohio GOP Sen. JD Vance, met pinch Wartski past month, saying it was a “great honor” to walk clip pinch nan nonagenarian Holocaust survivor.
“It’s difficult to fathom nan courageousness and spot demonstrated by Jerry and truthful galore others who suffered done nan unspeakable depravities of nan Holocaust,” Vance said. “I’m incredibly grateful to person met him and heard his story.”
Jewish voters still predominantly ballot Democrat, though immoderate support has waned arsenic nan Harris-Biden management stalled weapons shipments to Israel during its warfare and publically disagreed pinch Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tactics.
A recent Manhattan Institute poll showed 67% of Jewish voters are readying to ballot for Harris while 31% for illustration Trump successful nan 2024 election.
US intelligence agencies person besides warned that Israel’s main enemy, Iran, is trying to interfere successful nan election to support nan erstwhile president from returning to nan White House.
Harris, 59, and her run person been hammering Trump, 78, this week aft ex-White House main of unit and retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly accused nan erstwhile president of praising Hitler while successful nan Oval Office.
“I induce you to perceive and spell online to perceive to John Kelly … who has told america Donald Trump said, why — essentially, ‘Why aren’t my generals for illustration those of Hitler’s, for illustration Hitler,'” nan vice president told voters during a CNN municipality hall broadcast to millions of viewers connected Wednesday.
“This is simply a serious, superior issue. And we cognize who he is. He admires dictators,” she went on.
“The American group merit to person a president who encourages patient debate, useful crossed nan aisle, not acrophobic of bully ideas wherever they travel from, but besides maintains definite standards astir really we deliberation astir nan domiciled and nan responsibility, and surely not comparing oneself successful a intelligibly admiring measurement to Hitler,” she added.
At nan commencement of nan arena pinch voters successful nan plaything authorities of Pennsylvania, Harris besides said “yes” erstwhile straight asked whether Trump was a “fascist.”
Her run put retired much than a twelve property releases this week further harping connected nan claims Kelly made to nan New York Times and nan Atlantic astir his backstage conversations pinch Trump — including 1 successful which he remarked that “Hitler did immoderate bully things” by having “rebuilt nan [Germany] economy.”
The 45th president will clasp a rally Sunday astatine Madison Square Garden — prompting different Harris surrogates to smear Trump for attempting to “re-enact” a Nazi rally held location 85 years ago.
“Trump [is] really re-enacting nan Madison Square Garden rally successful 1939,” said grounded 2016 Democratic statesmanlike campaigner Hillary Clinton connected CNN’s “The Source” Thursday night.
“President Franklin Roosevelt was appalled that neo-Nazis, fascists successful America were lining up to fundamentally promise their support for nan benignant of authorities that they were seeing successful Germany,” she told anchor Kaitlin Collins.
The Harris run did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.