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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Al Gore draws parallels between Trump 2.0 and early Nazi Germany in speech

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Al Gore speaks at the opening reception for San Francisco Climate Week on 21 April 2025. Photograph: Carlos Avila Gonzalez/AP

Al Gore said there were “important lessons” to be learned from similarities between the early rise of Nazi Germany and the recent actions of the Trump administration, in scathing comments made Monday during remarks about climate change.

During a speech at an event to mark the beginning of San Francisco’s Climate Week, the former vice-president and established climate advocate, said that the Trump administration was “trying to create their own preferred version of reality”, akin to the Nazi party during the 1930s in Germany, Politico reported.

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