A Pennsylvania voter gave a stunning explanation for why he decided to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election even though he believes the now president-elect is “like Hitler.”
In the weeks leading up to the election, Democrats doubled down on warning voters that Trump is a fascist, citing comments from several of his former aides including retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, Trump’s chief of staff from 2017 to 2019, who told The New York Times that Trump fit the definition of a fascist.
Yet, Trump won the election, sweeping every swing state including Pennsylvania.
Former construction worker Matt Wolfson, 45, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that even though Democrats’ message broke through to him, he ultimately cast his vote for Trump in the critical swing state because he believes the GOP nominee would help his bottom line and his fascistic tendencies will bring peace.
While Wolfson said he didn’t love the dictatorial aspect of Trump’s personality, he told the Inquirer that it could be what keeps the “country out of wars and maybe bring peace to some other conflicts, including in Ukraine.”
“He’s good and bad. People say he’s a dictator. I believe that. I consider him like Hitler,” Wolfson added. “But I voted for the man.”
