A Holocaust survivor criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for describing former President Donald Trump as a fascist.
In a video released by the Trump campaign, Jerry Wartski, 94, is seen rolling up his sleeve to show off his tattoo with the Auschwitz inmate number.
‘Adolf Hitler invaded Poland when I was nine years old. He killed my parents and most of our family,” Wartski says in the video. “I know more about Hitler than Kamala will ever know in a thousand lifetimes.”
Wartski demanded an apology from Harris on behalf of the Jewish people who suffered and died under the rule of Adolf Hitler.
“For her to accuse President Trump of being like Hitler is the worst thing I’ve ever heard in the 75 years I’ve lived in the United States,” he said.
Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski speaks out about Kamala Harris calling Donald Trump a fascist
In recent days, Harris has sought to capitalize on audio testimony from former Gen. John Kelly, who served as Trump’s White House chief of staff, revealing comments the former president made about Hitler.
“He said more than once, ‘You know, Hitler did good things too,'” Kelly told The New York Times on Tuesday.
Harris said during a CNN town hall on Friday that Trump is “a president who admires dictators and is a fascist.”
Wartski described Trump as a “mensch” and argued that Trump would be a great president for Israel and the Jewish people.
He praised Trump’s decision to meet with American Jews in New York on October 7 to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ terrorist attacks in Israel.
Wartski met Trump at the event, which took place at Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s Ohel in New York City.
“Why would President Trump pray for the hostages in the Ohel and go in and spend time with so many of them?” asks Wartsky. “He has always stood by the side of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”
Holocaust survivor Jerry Wartski reveals his tattoo in Auschwitz prison
Former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prays at the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, at Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in New York.
Trump denounced Kelly as a “lowlife and a bad general” on social media in response to the comments he made.
“The story about the soldiers was a lie, just like countless other stories he told,” Trump said.
A recent Manhattan Institute poll of American Jews shows that a majority support Harris for president.
67 percent prefer Harris for president, compared to just 31 percent who support Trump.
The survey involved 658 Jewish registered voters from October 5 to 9, with a margin of error of +/- 3.8.