Vice President Kamala Harris utilized a questionable article published in The Atlantic to criticize former President Donald Trump for purportedly referencing Adolf Hitler.

This maneuver by Harris reflects the close relationship between mainstream media and her campaign. The article, authored by the Trump-critical writer Jeffrey Goldberg for The Atlantic (which is owned by Laurene Powell Jobs), relied on two unnamed sources. These sources seem to reiterate a claim from a 2022 publication by Susan B. Glasser of the New Yorker and Peter Baker of the New York Times.

The Trump campaign promptly refuted Goldberg’s assertion that the former president ever expressed admiration for Hitler. Detractors contend that the article was crafted to shift media attention in favor of Harris, who faced unfavorable coverage following Trump’s effective campaign efforts over the weekend. Despite the questionable validity of the article, Harris sought to leverage this unfounded accusation to reinforce her campaign’s concluding message, portraying Trump as “unhinged,” “unstable,” and thus unqualified for the presidency.

“It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews and hundreds of 1000s of Americans,” Harris claimed from her residence in Washington. “All of this is further evidence for the American people of who Donald Trump really is.”

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The article published by The Atlantic has faced criticism for disseminating inaccuracies regarding Mayra Guillen, the sister of the late U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen. Mayra Guillen asserted that the piece incorrectly stated that Trump had offered to assist with the expenses of Guillen’s funeral but purportedly became upset over the costs and uttered a profanity.


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