'Exactly the same thing': Expert shows how Trump is 'using a similar playbook' to Hitler

Donald Trump is not in the same "league" as Adolf Hitler, yet the former president is using the infamous dictator's playbook, a political science expert said.

Barbara Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego, appeared on MSNBC's Ayman, where she was asked about the former president's comments suggesting he wants to be a dictator "only on day one."

"This is classic wannabe dictator behavior. We see this again and again and again. People who want power, especially people who thrive on it and love the attention — they often advertise what their intentions are," Walter said. "They don't sneak around. But Trump's entire playbook has been to identify weakness, attack weakness. And he has been quite successful in doing that. "

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Walter then transitioned to a reference earlier made to Hitler.

"You mentioned Hitler earlier. I don't think Trump is in the same league as Hitler. But he is using a similar playbook," she added. "Hitler told Germany and Europe exactly what he intended to do. Nobody believed him. He wrote in a very long book. People read that book. They still did not believe it. And then he went ahead and executed his plan. And Trump is doing exactly the same thing."

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