Gore Likens Trump Tactics to Nazi Germany

At San Francisco's Climate Week, former Vice President Al Gore compared the Trump administration's manipulation of truth to tactics used by Nazi Germany, specifically citing German philosopher Theodor Adorno. Gore argued that the administration's promotion of misinformation and attacks on facts represent a dangerous erosion of democratic norms and enable authoritarianism. He criticized Trump officials for spreading climate change misinformation and reversing clean energy policies. Other prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton, also condemned the administration's actions as threats to democracy. The White House dismissed Gore's criticisms, suggesting that those invoking Nazi comparisons are themselves guilty of such tactics. Gore warned that solving the climate crisis depends on first confronting threats to democracy.