Reno Omokri, the former Presidential aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said the Republican presidential running mate of Donald Trump in the forthcoming United States (US) election, James David Vance, once called the party’s presidential candidate, “American Hitler.”
Omokri made this comment after Trump named Vance, a Senator from Ohio, his running mate ahead of the November presidential election.
The human rights activist said prior to his nomination, Vance had viciously attacked Trump in the past, saying he was never a “guy” of the former president.
Reacting in a post shared on his verified X handle, Omokri said Nigerians should learn from Trump-Vance politics.
Omokri wrote: “Former President Trump has just chosen Ohio Senator James David Vance as his running mate. Please fact-check me: Senator Vance is a man who viciously attacked President Trump in the past. He said he was “a never-Trump guy”.
“He called Donald Trump an “idiot.”. He urged Americans not to vote for Donald Trump and called Mr. Trump “America’s Hitler.”
“But today, he has been nominated as the vice presidential candidate under Trump and has publicly accepted the nomination.
“I urge everyone to learn politics from Trump and Vance. There are no permanent friends or enemies in politics. Only permanent interest.”