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Trump raises eyebrows with praise for cannibal Hannibal Lecter in rambling rally speech: ‘you should be scared!’
- The former US president called the ‘late, great’ fictional cannibal ‘a wonderful man’ at a rally in New Jersey over the weekend
- He also recited 1963 soul song ‘The Soul’ in its entirety, as some rally-goers were spotted yawning and heading for the exits
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Former US president Donald Trump raised eyebrows among his no-nonsense New Jersey crowd at a rally over the weekend when he recited a 1963 soul song in its entirety and referenced a fictional cannibal as “great”.
In a meandering recitation of The Snake during a more than 90 minute speech, Trump used the Oscar Brown song to draw a parallel with “illegal immigration and how stupid it is what we’re doing right now”.
“We’re letting people come into our country that we will only be trouble,” said the Republican contender for president at the rally on Saturday.
Trump has drawn on the song several times to highlight his anti-migrant stance, reportedly drawing objections from Brown’s family.
“A tenderhearted woman saw a poor, half-frozen snake,” Trump said, reciting – but not singing – the song to the crowd.
“But instead of saying thanks, the snake gave her a vicious bite,” he said.
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