Trump's Rhetoric Echoes Nazi Germany, Beto O'Rourke Says, Accurately

08 April 19 AM It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News NEEDING YOUR HELP AND DAMN PROUD OF IT: This organization can be converted overnight into a far more powerful voice and higher-achieving project. “Significant” participation by our readership is what is and has been lacking for far too long. I have to get you on board. We don’t need people to give more, we need more people to give. Time has come. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! Trump's Rhetoric Echoes Nazi Germany, Beto O'Rourke Says, Accurately  Robert Mackey, The Intercept Mackey writes: "President Donald Trump's defenders professed outrage on Friday at comments from Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic presidential candidate, who accurately observed that the president's rhetoric on immigrants would not have been out of place in Nazi Germany." READ MORE Ms. Nielsen at a White House press briefing. (photo: Tom Brenne/NYT) Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Trump Homeland Security Secretary Arnie Seipel, Laura Smitherman and Brian Naylor, NPR Excerpt: "Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen is leaving her post, President Trump announced Sunday as he continues to focus on restricting border crossings amid a recent surge. Nielsen had recently warned a congressional panel of a 'catastrophe' on the southern border after the number of crossings hit a 10-year high." READ MORE Rep. Ilhan Omar. (photo: Mandel Ngan/Getty Images) Trump Under Fire Over Islamophobia After Man Threatens to Kill Ilhan Omar Ed Pilkington, Guardian UK Pilkington writes: "Donald Trump and Fox News are coming under fire for contributing to a climate of Islamophobia, following the arrest of a supporter of the president who threatened to kill Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota who was one of the first Muslim women elected to the US Congress." READ MORE Rudy Giuliani. (photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) Trump Lawyer Giuliani Says House Chairman Should Get Full Mueller Report Jason Linkins, ThinkProgress Linkins writes: "President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that 'all the information' from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election should be made available to the chairman of a House committee reviewing the investigation." READ MORE Volodymyr Zelenskiy. (photo: Sergei Chuzavkov/Getty Images) The Comic Who Would Be President of Ukraine Really Could Win Anna Nemtsova, The Daily Beast Nemtsova writes: "Volodymyr Zelenskiy, star of a sitcom, is on track to become president of the country at the epicenter of the New Cold War." READ MORE People hold candles in remembrance at a vigil at Amahoro Stadium. (photo: AFP) Rwanda Genocide: Nation Marks 25 Years Since Mass Slaughter BBC News Excerpt: "Rwandans will mourn for 100 days, the time it took in 1994 for about a tenth of the country to be massacred." READ MORE Plastic rubbish washed up on the north bank of the River Thames in London. (photo: Matt Dunham/AP) Drinks Bottles Now Biggest Plastic Menace for Waterways Fiona Harvey, Guardian UK Harvey writes: "Plastic bottles, the detritus of our throwaway water and soft drinks habits, are the most prevalent form of plastic pollution in European waterways, according to a new report." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Update My Monthly Donation