Numerous media outlets are reporting that outgoing Arizona Senator, Jeff Flake, plans to make a speech in which he compares President Donald Trump to former Soviet Union premier Joseph Stalin. The basis for this comparison will be President Donald Trump’s alleged attacks on the press. Incidentally enough, by doing this, Senator Flake invokes another former Soviet politician, Leon Trotsky.
While on a segment for ABC News’ “This Week,” Flake went over one speech in particular with host George Stephanopolous where he compared the president’s “treatment of the press” akin to the former ruthless Soviet dictator. Speaking out against President Trump is nothing new for Flake. He has never made a secret of his disdain for the President. However, comparing him to a murdering, ruthless, totalitarian dictator is extreme. And not only is it extreme, as well as an incorrect analogy, it mimics the moves of former Soviet politician and theorist Leon Trotsky. During the early days of the Soviet Union, Trotsky was a vocal critic of Stalin and organized numerous unsuccessful campaigns against the policies and rise of Stalin.
