Former President Trump called the well-known fictional serial killer, Hannibal Lecter, a “wonderful man” while speaking at a campaign event in New Jersey over the weekend.
During the speech, Trump compared migrants to Lecter and repeated the unproven assertion that migrants entering the border are violent criminals or are coming from other countries’ “insane asylums.”
Trump referenced the character Hannibal Lecter from the movie “The Silence of the Lambs” and praised him, recalling a scene where he talks about having a friend for dinner. He then returned to discussing the migrant crisis.
Trump then went back to focusing on the migrant crisis.
Trump expressed concern over individuals being released into the country without proper vetting and unchecked, and emphasized the importance of winning the election to prevent further harm to the country.
Trump has consistently compared migrants to Lecter during his campaign and has previously described Lecter as “legendary” and a nice person, according to The New York Times. noted.
Trump's recent comments followed a period of time spent in a Manhattan courtroom, rather than traveling and making campaign stops as he runs for reelection.
