President Enrique Pena Nieto Explains Comparing Trump to Hitler, Mussolini Reuters
go to original June 30, 2016

The president of Mexico reminds the world what leadership looks like (Noor YJ)

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who has previously likened U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, said on Wednesday he only drew the comparison as a reminder of the devastation wreaked in the past.

Speaking at a press conference alongside U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, who have gathered in Ottawa for the “Three Amigos” summit, Pena Nieto warned of the dangers of populism in a globalized world.

“Hitler, Mussolini, we all know the result,” he said when asked to explain the comparison. “It was only a call for reflection and for recognition, so that we bear in mind what we have achieved and the great deal still to achieve.”

The presumptive Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 election, Trump has sparked outrage in Mexico with his campaign vow to build a wall along the southern U.S. border to keep out illegal immigrants and drugs, and to make Mexico pay for it.

In March, Pena Nieto likened Trump’s “strident tone” to the ascent of dictators like Hitler and Mussolini, attacking the “populism” of the Trump campaign, which he said sought to put forward simple solutions for complicated problems.

“In different places we are presented with political actors and political leaders who assume populist and demagogic positions, and try to eliminate or destroy … that which has taken decades to build,” Pena Nieto said on Wednesday.

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