Donald Trump:
Mussolini Quote I Retweeted Was a 'Good Quote'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at
a caucus night watch party at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino on
February 23, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
By Nick Sanchez
| Monday, 29 Feb 2016 08:45 AM
Donald Trump used his Twitter account to
re-post a quote commonly attributed to Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on Sunday, and said later he didn't know it was a
fascist line.
Gawker reported Sunday that its staffers created a parody account designed to mock Trump's bid for the White House in December. The parody account was named "Il Duce 2016" and featured a profile picture in which Trump's hair had been photo-edited onto a stock picture of Mussolini.
Gawker reported Sunday that its staffers created a parody account designed to mock Trump's bid for the White House in December. The parody account was named "Il Duce 2016" and featured a profile picture in which Trump's hair had been photo-edited onto a stock picture of Mussolini.
"Last year, Gawker’s Ashley Feinberg created a
Twitter bot that would post quotes from the writings and speeches of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, but with all of them
attributed to businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald
Trump," Gawker wrote.
"This morning, he retweeted that account."
"This morning, he retweeted that account."
The New York Times reported that Trump was soon queried about the tweet during an interview on NBC, and said he was unaware the quote was Mussolini's.
"It’s a very good quote," said Trump. "I didn’t know who said it, but what difference does it make if it was Mussolini or somebody else — it’s a very good quote."
Asked for his thoughts on associating with the fascist dictator, Trump said he only wanted to be "associated with interesting quotes."
"Hey, it got your attention, didn’t it?" he
added.
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
was the prime minister for Italy.
Note: Benito Mussolini
In 1912 Mussolini was the
leading member of the National Directorate of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI).
Emma Bonino was
the minister of foreign affairs for Italy,
and is a global board member for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, and was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Giulio Tremonti
is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a minister of
economy & finance for Italy.
Walter Isaacson
is the president & CEO for the Aspen
Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
CNN Worldwide
is a division of CNN.
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was the EVP & managing editor for CNN
Worldwide, and the SVP & Washington bureau chief for NBC.
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Jeff
Zucker was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal,
is the president of CNN Worldwide, and
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Foundation raised money for the Hurricane
Sandy relief.
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