On Being Linked to Hitler

Semafor: “Privately, Trump aides admit that having their candidate’s name in the same sentence as Hitler and Mussolini this week isn’t a positive.”

“But they also see some upside as well: More media attention amplifies his attacks — one Trump advisor said seeing ‘vermin’ next to Democrats in cable news chyrons was an ‘effective message’ — and provides an opportunity to rally supporters by accusing the press of playing up the outrage.”