In a Tuesday night television interview, Vice President Kamala Harris asserted that former President Trump’s language is “similar” to that of Adolf Hitler.

Trump drew harsh criticism from media outlets during a recent event in New Hampshire for his remarks that illegal immigrants were “poisoning the blood” of the country.

“They are contaminating our nation’s blood. They have acted in that way,” he declared. “They pollute jails and mental health facilities worldwide. not limited to South America. not simply the three or four nations that come to mind. However, people are entering our nation from all over the world, including Asia and Africa.”

While Harris was seated for an MSNBC interview, questions regarding these remarks were raised. The vice president was asked to picture herself as a young eighth-grader who came into Trump’s quote by host Lawrence O’Donnell. Trump, according to O’Donnell, was also discussing her blood and her family’s blood.

Harris claimed she was raised knowing some people will use their voices to “dehumanize” and try to create a society where individuals from diverse backgrounds don’t have anything in common. She also mentioned that her parents were involved in the civil rights fight.

“As I do now, I would have interpreted it then. Language is what is intended to separate us. I believe that people have correctly compared this rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler,” Harris added.

Reminding the kids that the “true measure” of a leader’s power is “based not on who they beat down but who they lift” is “critically important,” she continued.

“Sadly, I think there is something perverse that has happened in our country over the last many years, which is to suggest that strength looks like a bully when, in fact, the real character of a leader is someone who has empathy,” Harris said.

Republicans and Democrats, as well as the media, have reacted negatively to Trump’s latest remarks.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement on Sunday that “echoing the grotesque rhetoric of fascists and violent white supremacists and threatening to oppress those who disagree with the government are dangerous attacks on the dignity and rights of all Americans, on our democracy, and public safety.”

“It’s the opposite of everything we stand for as Americans,” he stated. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina referred to Trump’s remarks as “unhelpful rhetoric,” and Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia stated that she “obviously” disagreed with the former president’s wording.

She continued, “We are all the offspring of immigrants.” I suppose it’s just part of his campaign hype. I am not sure; I am unable to express it.”

However, several others defended Trump’s remarks, such as Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, a Republican. “You’ve just assumed that Donald Trump is referring to Adolf Hitler in your implicitly posed inquiry. It’s nonsensical, Vance declared. “It is obvious that he was talking about the very clear fact that the blood of Americans is being poisoned by a drug epidemic.”

Trump said at a recent campaign speech in Waterloo, Iowa, that he had never read Hitler’s notorious book “Mein Kampf,” in response to criticism over his remark about “poisoning the blood”.

According to an inspector general audit made public on Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his team used government-managed executive aircraft to fly to official events for about $59,000 between August 2021 and June 2023.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Transportation (DOT) concluded after a months-long inquiry that Buttigieg chose to fly on the government fleet on eight separate occasions and more than twenty flights.

Despite Buttigieg’s use of the jets saving taxpayer money, as DOT has frequently explained, the audit found that only three of the trips were justified due to “cost-effectiveness,” with the remaining ones being justified due to security, scheduling, and communications reasons.

“Ensuring that Federal officials, including career personnel and political appointees, adhere to Federal requirements regarding the proper use of public resources is essential to maintaining public trust and confidence,” the DOT OIG report said.

“The Department has internal controls over the process to authorize and approve travel on official use of DOT aircraft, such as requiring legal review and approval of all aircraft use justifications, and has implemented new ones, such as expanded voucher audit criteria, to help ensure process standardization,” it keeps saying. “Continued oversight in this area is important to maintain transparency and accountability for Federal funds.”

All told taxpayers paid an estimated $58,882 for Buttigieg’s flights during the period under review. The Federal Aviation Administration-run jets were used by the transportation secretary to tour the nation and make speeches at local gatherings where he gave grants and federal cash awards for infrastructure projects in the communities.

For instance, as part of the so-called Building a Better America Tour, Buttigieg and his staff visited Florida, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Ohio, Nevada, and New Hampshire in August 2022—the majority of which are regarded as “swing states” during federal elections. There, he announced grants designated under President Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Buttigieg’s use of the FAA aircraft for that trip cost taxpayers an estimated $14,940 and was justified by “exceptional scheduling” requirements.

Another instance of his usage of the FAA’s aircraft occurred in April 2022 when he and his team flew to New York City for two meetings and a radio interview, spending $1,822, and then returned a few hours later. Once more, scheduling concerns were invoked to support the travel plans.

Furthermore, Buttigieg most recently traveled to Mexico for a meeting with the president of that country using the executive fleet. According to the OIG investigation, that travel cost $14,029 and was necessary due to “exceptional scheduling; communications or security needs.”

According to DOT internal calculations, the three flights that were deemed cost-effective resulted in a total savings of $10,678, as reported by the OIG. The inspector general discovered that the agency is exempt from the requirement to “provide documentation to support commercial flight costs or availability information used in cost comparisons,” which implies that it is not feasible to demonstrate the cost reduction.

A DOT representative told Fox News Digital in a statement, “As the report confirms, the Secretary travels by commercial airline the vast majority of the time and has directed that travel and logistical decisions be grounded in the efficient and responsible use of taxpayer dollars.”

“The exceptions have been when the Department’s career ethics officials, who have served under both Democratic and Republican administrations, determined that the use of a 9-seat FAA aircraft would be either more cost-effective or should be approved for exceptional scheduling or security reasons,” they stated. “The majority of times the FAA aircraft was used saved taxpayers money, including in instances that were required for exceptional scheduling needs.”

According to the data, Buttigieg chose to take commercial flights on 57 occasions, accounting for 82.6% of his total number of journeys. In contrast, Buttigieg’s predecessor, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, chose commercial travel on 90% of her visits. Nevertheless, the investigation revealed that taxpayers paid an astounding $69,952 for one of Chao’s trips—to France in 2017.

In addition to calculating Buttigieg’s travel expenses, the DOT OIG discovered that the agency conformed to federal rules, policies, and procedures for the two secretaries’ travel on the FAA fleet under Buttigieg and Chao. However, it also pointed out that the agency’s use of inaccurate cost estimates to calculate the cost of flying on the jets was a mistake that had no detrimental effect on cost-effectiveness.

Caitlin Sutherland, the executive director of Americans for Public Trust (APT), told Fox News Digital, “In this holiday news dump, the Inspector General admits that the Department of Transportation has been using incorrect flight cost estimates to justify Secretary Buttigieg’s use of a taxpayer-funded private jet.” “The Biden administration will attempt to claim Buttigieg is exonerated after blocking the release of records for more than a year, but Americans will see through this flimsy attempt to clear the Secretary.”

“Travelers are spending their hard-earned money and countless hours on flights to see loved ones this holiday season,” she said. “As they sit on the tarmac, they’ll have plenty of time to wonder why they’re paying for their commercial flights and Buttigieg’s private flights, too.”

After Fox News Digital made public Buttigieg’s usage of the jets, citing data obtained by conservative watchdog group Americans for Public Trust in December 2022, the OIG audit was launched in late February.

Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, requested the probe in a letter to the OIG after reading the Fox News Digital piece.

The Republican member stated at the time, “It is unclear why Secretary Buttigieg would require such costly travel in these instances when more economical options were reportedly available.”

LOS ANGELES – Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Michel Moore is refuting claims that, soon after Mayor Karen Bass was elected, he gave two investigators from the Internal Affairs Division an order to look into her acceptance of a USC scholarship.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the two detectives complained to the Office of the Inspector General, claiming that Moore gave them orders to look into Bass and the scholarship, which was discovered during her campaign.

While she was a member of Congress, Rick Caruso, her opponent, questioned her acceptance of the scholarship and claimed that she later introduced legislation meant to increase federal financing for private universities like USC. Bass vehemently denied any misconduct and maintained that the House Ethics Committee had given her permission to accept the prize.

The department described the detectives’ claims as “patently false” in a statement released early on Wednesday. The statement also mentioned that the Internal Affairs Division is limited to looking into claims of misconduct made by department personnel.

In a statement, Moore said, “I did not in any way initiate, request, or authorize an investigation as alleged.” “The Office of the Inspector General is now handling this matter, and I look forward to their investigation into these false allegations.”

The detectives claim that in the end, they turned down the task to look into the mayor, as reported by The Times, which examined their grievances. They added it was unclear if Bass was ever the subject of any kind of investigation by the Internal Affairs agency.

The office has received the complaints, an OIG spokesman told the newspaper, and “we are handling them according to our standard protocols.” Generally speaking, the OIG makes sure that a formal complaint inquiry is started as soon as it receives claims of misbehavior against any Department employee.

Mayor Bass is focused on lowering crime, the Mayor’s Office stated to The Times. Individuals must adopt that strategy and cease squandering time and money on refuted political attacks.