News of the purported exchange went viral, leading to hundreds of thousands of reactions online, many of which denounce the former president for his alleged words. However, a host of Fox & Friends received backlash for seemingly defending Trump's wish to share a similarity with one of history's most evil figures.

Fox News host Howard Kurtz insists General John Kelly saying Donald Trump told him he wanted “Hitler’s generals” may be a “gift from the gods” for the Harris presidential campaign, but it won’t change many votes because it was said in private.

Satirical news program The Daily Show tore into Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade on Wednesday, after the broadcaster tried to defend Donald Trump in the wake of reporting that he allegedly praised Adolf Hitler in the White House.