Seth Meyers weighs in on Trump’s apparent praise of Hitler

Seth Meyers has weighed in on Donald Trump’s alleged praise of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, reported in a new analysis of post-Cold War global politics released this week.

“According to a new book, former president Trump has praised Adolf Hitler in private conversation with aides and once said, quote, ‘Hitler did some good things.’” Meyers said in a recent episode of Late Night.

“Oh, come on, I don’t believe he said that once,” the host added, with emphasis on that last word.

Meyers has previously delved into the times that Mr Trump has shown “admiration for dictators” following a comment he made that he would be a dictator on “day one” of his possible second term.

“He used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-abortion. He used to be for gun control, now he’s against it. But the one thing he’s been consistent on his entire life is his support for dictators,” Meyers said on his show in December.

The book that was released on Tuesday, The Return of Great Powers, is written by Jim Sciutto, a CNN Anchor and Chief National Security Analyst.

Mr Sciutto highlighted a few key moments from his interviews with senior former advisors in an article on the day of the book release, such as an alarming claim that Mr Trump allegedly said that Adolf Hitler “did some good things”.

The CNN anchor spoke to retired US Marine Corps General John Kelly, who was homeland security secretary before becoming chief of staff under Mr Trump. He alleged that Mr Trump passed comment on Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Germany in World War II.

“He said, ‘Well, but Hitler did some good things.’ I said, ‘Well, what?’ And he said, ‘Well, [Hitler] rebuilt the economy.’ But what did he do with that rebuilt economy? He turned it against his own people and against the