The New York Times is facing intense criticism over a headline on an article about former President Donald Trump's Veteran's Day speech calling his political enemies "vermin."
The Times article, according to screenshots of the headline, was originally titled "Trump Takes Veterans Day Speech in a Very Different Direction." Based on a Sunday social media post stating the original headline and linking to the article, the outlet appears to have since changed the headline to "In Veterans Day Speech, Trump Promises to 'Root Out' the Left."
According to The Washington Post, the GOP frontrunner vilified his domestic opponents and critics during the Saturday speech, calling them "vermin" and suggesting that they present a greater threat to the nation than countries like Russia, China or North Korea. The comments also drew a sharp rebuke from historians who connected the language to that of fascist dictators Hitler and Mussolini.
“We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections,” Trump said near the end of his remarks, regurgitating false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. “They’ll do anything, whether legally or illegally, to destroy America and to destroy the American Dream.”
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