Chris Matthews of MSNBC has decided to pass on the Hitler comparisons for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and move on to largely comical figure "Baghdad Bob" from 2003.

Former Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf became the butt of many jokes in 2003 when comedians gave him the infamous nickname "Baghdad Bob" for his robustly exaggerated propaganda against the United States, claiming the Iraqi forces had crushed the American infidel when, in fact, American forces were within meters of his broadcasts. Matthews felt Trump and "Baghdad Bob" were both similar because of their inability to accept defeat. Transcript below:

Something has changed. This campaign feels very differently than a week or two ago. Now it feels like the battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is over. Hillary's going to win. Will the former Secretary of State be joined in the morning after [by] headlines with a Senate take over as well? 

A big number up there on the front page telling how many seats in the House of Representatives the Democrats gain and the Republicans lost? 

You can see it President Obama's taunting of Rep. Darrell Issa, he of the perpetual investigation, the enduring probe of Democrats. You see it in the president's big push of Senate candidates wherever he goes. He doesn't want just a mandate for Hillary. He wants whopper. 

Then there's 'Baghdad Bob' saying this isn't true. That the Republican candidate is well in the fight! Remember Baghdad Bob? He was the guy broadcasting from the Iraqi capital as the U.S. troops arrived to take over the city. Today the die hard voice coming from the Republican presidential campaign is that of the candidate himself. Baghdad Bob, meet Donald Trump.