In a recent CNN appearance, Batya Ungar-Sargon, a vocal liberal and Jewish commentator, challenged the Democratic Party’s frequent comparisons of Donald Trump and his supporters to Hitler and the Nazis. Her critique came in the wake of a column by Larry David, co-creator of Seinfeld, which condemned Bill Maher for dining with “Hitler” Trump.
Ungar-Sargon pointedly reminded the CNN panel that such inflammatory rhetoric effectively brands millions of working-class Americans as Nazis—an unfortunate byproduct of the Democrats’ strategy that contributed to their losses in the 2024 elections. She posed a crucial question: Do Democrats really believe this approach will help them regain the trust of these voters?
In her own words, as captured in a transcript shared on Twitter/X:
“To call Trump Hitler, is to call over 80 million Americans, 35% of Jewish Americans, 56% of Hispanic men, and the majority of Americans who make under $100,000 a year, Nazis,” she stated. “Because those are the people who gave Donald Trump his victory.”
Ungar-Sargon offered a “pro tip” for Democrats eager to win back the working class:
“Those people who make under $100,000 a year, of whom a majority voted for Trump—you should have a visceral disgust for someone like Larry David, who’s worth $400 million, sitting there and sneering and smearing the hardest working Americans for refusing to cosign their own disinheritance.”
She emphasized that this elitist disdain perpetuated by wealthy individuals calling Trump Hitler results in a broader indictment of working-class Americans.
“They are calling working-class Americans, Nazis, because they chose the person they thought would give their children back the future they were promised by this country,” she concluded.
For those interested, here’s the video of her remarks:
NEW: Former Democrat UNLOADS on Larry David—calling Trump “Hitler” is branding millions of working-class voters as Nazis.
And that’s exactly why Democrats keep losing.
Batya Ungar-Sargon just dropped a truth bomb on the liberal elite.
After Larry David compared Trump to… pic.twitter.com/dHYrvSrV8R— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) April 25, 2025
This pattern of invoking Hitler and the Nazis among Democratic critiques of Trump has become almost reflexive—a nervous tic of sorts that they seem unable to shake off. One must wonder: how effective is this strategy in the long run, and at what cost to the party’s prospects of reconnecting with disillusioned voters?
