A Trump campaign spokesman defended the former president's use of the word "vermin" to describe his political enemies. Many historians have compared Trump's constant dehumanizing language, including his claim that undocumented immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country", to the rhetoric of fascist dictators like Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Trump then doubled-down by posted the same message on his Truth Social media as to confirm his use of White Nationalist vocab was not a mistake and vowed to exact revenge on his enemies if he's elected in 2024.