Donald Trump has gleefully shared a post which says he is more dangerous than brutal historical leaders, including Adolf Hitler. The 80-year-old former president was described as the most powerful man that ever walked the planet in a post attributed to 'Presidential Historian Dave King.'
Comparison with Historical Figures
King's post compared Trump to leaders such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and Hitler, stating that Trump has a greater 'global reach.' King suggested that leaders like Attila the Hun were 'butchers who destroyed mainly small villages,' while Hitler 'repeated Napoleon's mistake' in trying to go after Russia. Trump, according to King, is the first leader willing to use the US's superpower status on a global scale.
Sharing the post during a social media flurry, Trump wrote: 'Sounds good to me.'
King's Assessment
King opened with an assessment that historic 'powerful' leaders' reigns were characterized by 'brutal conquest and the fear that they instilled in the populations.' He listed Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Tamburlaine, Napoleon, Hitler, Mao, and Stalin. However, he argued that their power was limited to restricted local areas, unlike Trump's global reach.
King wrote: 'The overwhelming difference between each of the above when compared with President Trump is their lack of global reach. Their power was limited to restricted local areas. They had nowhere near the control over modern logistics, manpower, technology, and the global economic muscle that President Trump can enforce.'
Economic and Technological Resources
King also suggested that while Chairman Mao Zedong and Vladimir Lenin used 'fear and authoritarianism' to control China and the Soviet Union, they lacked the 'economic and technological resources' of the US to reach a 'meaningful global reach.' He added: 'The collapse of Communism (even though Russia and China have never been truly communist countries) has seen the USA emerge as the first truly global superpower. Additionally, President Trump is the first leader to be willing to use that power on a global scale. That makes him by far the most powerful person that has EVER walked this planet.'
King also referenced William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England, whom Trump previously said had 'the coolest name I ever heard.' King added: 'If President Trump is the American Eagle, then William the Conqueror was merely a sparrow.'
Trump's Social Media Activity
Trump shared the post on his social media account during a slew of posts as he flew on Air Force One back to the United States from France, hours after signing a controversial deal that aims to end the deeply unpopular war with Iran.
Trump's Vice President J.D. Vance referred to him as 'America's Hitler' in 2016 before he flipped and became one of his biggest allies.
