During his rally in New Jersey on Saturday, former President Donald Trump raised some eyebrows when he discussed the fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter and said he was a “wonderful man.”
Trump’s comments came while he was comparing migrants to Lecter, the cannibal from “The Silence of the Lambs.” The former president was once again saying that the migrants crossing the border were violent criminals or were coming from other countries’ “insane asylums.”
“Has anyone ever seen ‘The Silence of the Lambs’? The late, great Hannibal Lecter. He’s a wonderful man. He, oftentimes, would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? ‘Excuse me, I’m about to have a friend for dinner,’ as this poor doctor walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ But Hannibal Lecter. Congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter,” Trump said.
The former president then went on to say that unless he is reelected, the country is “going to be doomed.”
“We have people that have been released into our country that we don’t want in our country, and they’re coming in totally unchecked, totally unvetted. And we can’t let this happen. They’re destroying our country, and we’re sitting back,” Trump said. “And we better damn well win this election, because if we don’t, our country is going to be doomed.”
The Saturday rally was held on the Jersey Shore, where Lisa Fagan, spokesperson for the city of Wildwood, told the Associated Press that he spoke before an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 people in attendance.
During his speech, Trump also criticized President Joe Biden, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D), and Judge Juan Merchan.
Trump blamed Biden for his New York hush money trial, where he is accused of paying off adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about their alleged sexual relationship.
The former president insisted that the trial was politically motivated and came from Biden.
“As you know, I’ve come here from New York, where I’m being forced to endure a Biden show trial — all done by Biden,” Trump said.