Hate peddler

Kudos to Leonard Pitts for calling out the parallels between Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump in his Jan. 13 column, Standing up the language of hatred.

Pundits and media analysts have tiptoed around the obvious similarities by classifying Trump as a “showman” rather than the narcissistic and fearsome hate peddler who threatens America’s very soul. It’s time to sound the alarm and call Trump’s ascent what it is — horrifying, like Hitler’s.

This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 5:32 PM with the headline "Hate peddler."