MSNBC historian admits Trump 'bloodbath' comment was about auto industry, still compares him to Hitler

MSNBC historian Michael Beschloss admitted on Monday that former President Trump's "bloodbath" comment during a recent campaign speech referenced the automobile industry, but still compared the 2024 candidate to the German dictator Adolf Hitler.

During Monday's installment of "Morning Joe," co-host Mika Brzezinski asked Beschloss if there was a precedent for voters not caring or merely being "uninformed" enough to understand Trump is using words that are "clearly out of the pages" of fascists.

Beschloss agreed with Brzezinski's assessment of how fascism and totalitarianism could come to the United States and drew a connection between Trump's candidacy and the factors that led to the Holocaust in Nazi Germany.

He suggested that Trump is doing America a "favor" because he is not portraying himself as a "smiling" figure pretending to be a "normal" candidate and using that façade to take control of the levers of government.

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"In a way, Donald Trump has made it easier because when he tells you he'll be a dictator for a day — we all know that dictators don't resign after a day. When he uses the word ‘bloodbath,’ yes it was in the context of an automobile industry speech, but he knew exactly what he was saying," Beschloss added.

Trump said last week there would be a "bloodbath" in the automobile manufacturing business if President Biden is reelected.

Trump's comments came during his recent rally in Ohio on Saturday, where he mentioned putting tariffs on Chinese-made cars that China would sell to Americans.

Addressing Communist Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump stated, "If you're listening, President Xi — and you and I are friends — but he