Written by John Fugelsang

And the media yawns, again.

Before we begin, this post is not comparing Trump to Hitler. I do that, in considerable detail, here.

But Donald Trump has now reached that stage of life where your backwoods uncle discovers Facebook at 2 a.m. and starts sharing things that would probably trigger a wellness check.

Because late last week, the President of the United States shared a post comparing him favorably to Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon and his response wasn’t, “Wow, that’s disturbing.”

It wasn’t, “Maybe let’s not put me in the Dictators Hall of Fame.” Nor was it “Who wrote this?”

His response was: “Sounds good to me!”

The worst compliment in history, and Trump immediately frames it

This was in response to some public post of some guy he met while golfing; that the “overwhelming difference” between the current US president and historical figures who incited fear – such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, Napoleon, Stalin, Mao and Hitler – is that Trump is more powerful.

The US president reposted this on his social media site in the early hours of Friday morning,

Trump cites the distinguished author as “Presidential historian Dave King;” here’s the context:

Historically, powerful people were characterised by brutal conquest and the fear that they instilled in the populations that came under their influence. Common names that would come to mind are Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun, Tamburlaine, Napoleon and, more recently, Hitler, Mao, and Stalin. The overwhelming difference between each of the above when compared with President Trump is their lack of global reach.”

To this, the president added, “Sounds good to me!”

Friends, “sounds good to me” is not, in fact, a presidential statement. That’s what you say when somebody offers to get Mozzarella sticks as an appetizer. That’s what a guy says after somebody recommends getting a Shamrock Shake at McDonalds.

“Hey, this Happy Meal comes with Hitler, Stalin, and Attila the Hun.”

“Sounds good to me!”

I mean, folks. If your racist grandpa starts ranking himself against Attila the Hun, the family doesn’t elect him president. This is exactly why nursing homes hide the Wi-Fi password.

The “Maybe Don’t Repost That” Administration because most people read: “You’re like Hitler,” and think: “Oh no.”

I mean, Imagine any other president.

“Hey, Mr. Obama, this article says you’re more powerful than Hitler…” “Mmm. I think I’ll pass.” But Trump sees his name, sitting comfortably between Hitler and Stalin, and it’s like the greatest five-star Yelp review.

You will not be shocked to learn that historian Dave King is not, in fact, a historian; but a Scottish-born businessman, living in South Africa, who was previously the chair of Rangers Football Club, based in Glasgow, which competes in the Scottish Premiership.

That’s the guy who says history’s most homicidal conquerors lacked Trump’s global reach. Because Hitler’s mistake was insufficient logistics. Trump reads this and thinks: “Look. Someone really gets me.”

The post literally says powerful leaders throughout history were defined by brutal conquest and fear. That’s the whole setup, the whole category, the whole club. And Trump’s response wasn’t “Wait, why am I in that group?” It was: “Sounds good to me!”

Good God Almighty on a Pogo Stick. When the comparison starts with Hitler, and your concern is whether you’re ranked high enough, close your robe grandpa.

The scandal is that nobody’s surprised. Normal presidents want to be compared to Washington, Lincoln, FDR; Americans who made a positive impact and helped people. Or, if they’re Republicans, Reagan. Trump is sitting around like a teenage gamer showing off his power-rankings against every psychotic warlord in recorded history.

And the media’s reaction: “Anyway, here’s the weather.”

The Constitution’s entire purpose was preventing exactly this mentality. The Founders looked at kings and said: “We should probably make sure shallow petulant douchebags get all the power.” I mean, James Madison basically spent his life saying: “Maybe we don’t let one guy become Caesar.”

At some point I guess we have to admire the honesty? Most authoritarians spend years pretending they’re not authoritarians. Trump just skips the middleman. A guy compares him to Hitler; he reposts it. A guy says history’s genocidal strongmen would envy him, he reposts it. We’re all supposed to act like this is normal. The President of the United States publicly endorsed a message comparing him favorably to Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Genghis Khan, and Attila the Hun. And that great shifting beast, the US media, shrugs and moved on.

Imagine walking into the Dictators Hall of Fame and instantly realizing “I don’t belong here.” Trump walks in and demands to be taken to the VIP lounge……………………

John Fugelsang is a host of his own show on Sirius/XM Progressive. His great wit and humor grace the airwaves, well, the satellite signal would be more accurate. He also has written a book called Separation of Church and Hate that is a wonderful expose on how certain factions of Christianity have ignored and stripped out what Jesus actually said. Those who then dare call themselves: “Christians.” Perhaps John should write a book: Jesus re-crucified?