Biden compares Trump to Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels ahead of debate

Democratic presidential minee Joe Biden on September 26 compared US President Donald Trump to Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and said that Republican leader was repeating a lie in same way Nazi official did in Germany during 1930s and 40s. As per Bloomberg, Biden was speaking to MSNBC, where he was asked how he would counter president's repeated accusation that he is a socialist, to which former vice-president said that Trump is like Goebbels, he keeps repeating a lie until it becomes common kwledge.

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Who is Joseph Goebbels?

Joseph Goebbels was a Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda from 1933 to 1945 before he succeeded Hitler to become Chancellor of Germany. After Hitler died by suicide on April 30, 1945, Goebbels was made head of country as per former's wish, however, he remained in position only for one day as he too killed himself and his family with cyanide poison. Hitler and Goebbels espoused that if a lie is told with confidence and is repeated several times, people eventually come to believe it as true. Hitler also wrote about it in his book Mein Kampf.

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Biden slams Trump

Biden had once compared Trump to Goebbels during latter's 2019 impeachment trial. Biden's comment came days before much-awaited first debate between him and President Donald Trump. Biden, during interview, had also criticised Trump's pick for top court. Hours before Trump had anunced conservative judge Amy Comey Barrett as his choice to replace Late liberal judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Supreme Court. Biden said that if Amy Comey Barrett is appointed Supreme Court judge she would strike down Affordable Care Act. 

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