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Melania Trump on husband: ‘He’s not Hitler’

Melania Trump defended her husband Donald Trump, saying he is "not Hitler."

“We know the truth. He’s not Hitler. He wants to help America. He wants to unite people," the prospective first lady said in an interview. | AP Photo

By Nick Gass

Melania Trump wants to be clear: Her husband, Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is “not Hitler.”

“We know the truth. He’s not Hitler. He wants to help America. He wants to unite people,” the prospective first lady said in an interview with DuJour magazine published Tuesday, when asked about comedian Louis C.K.'s lengthy letter to fans in March in which he proclaimed that the Manhattan reality-star-turned-politician “is Hitler.”

At the same time, Trump added that it is possible her husband “needs to say it in a softer way,” noting that with respect to his call to ban Muslims from entering the United States, it’s only “temporary.”

“He doesn’t go after religions. He feels like we need to know who’s coming to this country. If not, we don’t have a country,” she said, echoing her husband. “That’s how he feels. We see how he is, and he wants to unite the country and bring people together and bring jobs back.”

But when it comes to the anti-Semitic slurs tossed at journalist Julia Ioffe after Trump supporters took issue with her portrayal, she appeared to wash her hands of blame. (Ioffe joined POLITICO Magazine as a contributing writer earlier this month.)

“I don’t control my fans,” Trump said, “but I don’t agree with what they’re doing. I understand what you mean, but there are people out there who maybe went too far. She provoked them.”