ABC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent Terry Moran criticized Donald Trump’s use of the phrase “America First” in his inaugural address on Friday, saying the term contained “anti-Semitic” “overtones from the 1930s.”
Speaking on ABC after Trump delivered his speech on the steps of the Capitol building, Moran seized upon the new president use of “America First,” a phrase he deployed through the Republican primary and general election campaign against Hillary Clinton, who attended the ceremony in a white smock.
“It’s a loaded term in American history. Now, he defined it here as total allegiance to the United States of America,” Moran said, adding than many of his voters were drawn to the message. “However, it carries with it overtones from the 1930s, when an anti-Semitic movement saying we don’t want to get involved in Europe’s war, it’s the Jews’ fault in Germany. Charles Lindbergh led them. He defined it his way, but the words themselves carry very ugly echoes in our history.”
The outspoken Moran is no stranger to putting his foot in his mouth. He’s most notable for having suggested, in 2010, that Farrah Fawcett, who died from anal cancer, “most likely died as a result of acquiring a sexually transmitted disease.”
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