President Joe Biden is lashing out at former President Donald Trump for using the word "vermin" to refer to his political enemies.
Biden on Tuesday said Trump's language echoed that of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
"In just the last few days, Trump has said if he returns to office, he's gonna go after all those who oppose him and wipe out what he called the vermin, quote, the vermin in America — a specific phrase with a specific meaning," Biden said during a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco, per NBC News. "It echoes language you heard in Nazi Germany in the 30s. It isn't even the first time. Trump also recently talked about, quote, the blood of America is being poisoned. The blood of America is being poisoned. Again, echoes the same phrases used in Nazi Germany."
"There's a lot of reasons to be against Donald Trump," Biden added. "But damn, he shouldn't be president."
Trump made the "vermin" comment during a rally in New Hampshire over the weekend.
"We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections," he said.
In a statement to NBC, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said "it's despicable and racist" for Biden to connect Trump with Nazis.
"He's clearly suffering from a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome and should get professional help," Cheung said. "[Trump] renewed America's cherished friendship and alliance with Israel and took historic action to promote peace in the Middle East. Whereas Biden's weak and disastrous leadership has made America and the rest of the world less safe."