Yale Psychiatrist Suggests That Trump is Worse Than Hitler in Now-Deleted Tweet

Yale psychiatrist Bandy Lee who has previously held private meetings with members of Congress to convince them that the president is mentally unstable and “dangerous” claimed today that President Trump is worse than Hitler in a now-deleted tweet.

Lee suggested in the tweet that “Trump is not Adolf Hitler. At least Hitler improved the daily life of his followers, had discipline, and required more of himself to gain the respect of his followers.”

“Even with the same pathology, there are varying degrees of competence,” Lee added. Trump supporter Courtney Holland said of the deleted tweet, “She’s now deleted this tweet but good lord… What a horrendous thing to say.”

She’s now deleted this tweet but good lord….What a horrendous thing to say. pic.twitter.com/SbEbvCURu1

— Courtney Holland 🇺🇸 (@hollandcourtney) November 2, 2020

Lee attempted to explain herself in a series of follow-up tweets, as she said, “Okay, I have taken it down, since it has upset so many people and was not provoking thought but the opposite.”

“Of note, my statement was about how little Donald Trump believes he needs to do to retain his followership, NOT to minimize Adolf Hitler’s atrocities,” Lee continued.

Lee explained further, “If we cannot look at parallels in history and learn from them, we are truly poised to repeat it. I say so in heartbreak for the 11+ million lives lost, not in their minimization (currently, we are looking at 7 billion at risk, without exaggeration if we soberly thought of it).”

After all that, she finished by saying, “I know most of you understood, and I appreciate it!”

Okay, I have taken it down, since it has upset so many people and was not provoking thought but the opposite. Of note, my statement was about how little Donald Trump believes he needs to do to retain his followership, NOT to minimize Adolf Hitler’s atrocities.

— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) November 2, 2020

I know most of you understood, and I appreciate it!

— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) November 2, 2020

Following a Politico report on Lee’s meetings with Congress, the APA issued a statement reiterating its objection to such public statements by physicians.

The statement read in part, “We at the APA call for an end to psychiatrists providing professional opinions in the media about public figures whom they have not examined, whether it be on cable-news appearances, books, or in social media.”