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The Anti-Defamation League is facing backlash for its silence on allegations that the former president Donald Trump spoke favorably of Adolf Hitler.

These allegations have come from several sources in recent days. On Tuesday, a report from Atlantic cited Ret. Gender. John Kelly — Trump’s former chief of staff — saying on the record that the former president was envious of “Hitler’s generals.” He also praised the infamous German dictator’s generals for being “totally loyal” to him.

Hours later, The New York Times released audio of John Kelly accusing Trump of repeatedly praising Hitler in private. According to Kelly, Trump “commented several times that Hitler did some good things.”

Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the alleged comments. Harris said they revealed “who Donald Trump really is.”

Noticeably absent from the list of individuals and organizations that have condemned Trump is the ADL—an organization founded to combat anti-Semitism. ADL did not respond to Mediaite’s request for comment.

Others also noticed the silence.

Making the silence even more confusing is that the ADL has not shied away from speaking out against other cases of alleged anti-Semitism. The same day the Kelly quotes were published, the ADL condemned The New York Times for publishing an interview with the former adult film actress Mia Khalifawho was an outspoken and often controversial critic of Israel.

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