Overview
- Strickland made the remarks on The Shawn Ryan Show on Tuesday, saying a Trump rally made him think “I could definitely see how Hitler happened” and describing the crowd as extreme.
- He warned that some supporters would follow violent orders, saying “if Trump said go grab a gun and go do anything, they would fucking do it,” a statement the host agreed with by calling the movement a “cult.”
- Strickland accused President Donald Trump of economically betraying his voters, arguing that inflation and higher gas prices are “crushing families” and saying Trump has “spit in [his voters’] face.”
- The comments add to a recent public rupture between Strickland and the Trump orbit after he attended but was escorted out of the UFC Freedom 250 fan event at the White House on June 14 and has publicly criticized the administration’s handling of the Iran war and Epstein files.
- Major outlets have widely reported and corroborated the podcast quotes, framing the episode as a notable intra‑right split while coverage so far does not include a direct public response from President Trump.