SHOCKED students were told Margaret Thatcher had a similar leadership style to Adolf Hitler.
They also heard Donald Trump branded a “terrorist leader” type of business chief in slides shown during a Leicester University business management lecture on Monday.
The Iron Lady, like the Nazi leader and Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin, was said to have “dictated policies and procedures” while expecting obedience from others.
Meanwhile, Mr Trump was bracketed with 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden and London-born Elliot Rodger, who killed six people and himself in California in 2014.
A student, who declined to be named over fears uni bosses would retaliate, said: “This is totally over the top.
“Nobody understands why they are going out of their way to make these comparisons.
“We’re not even doing a politics degree. It makes no sense to bring up Thatcher, Putin, or especially Hitler.
“Trump was a businessman, so that makes sense, but why are we talking about him in the same breath as Bin Laden?
“I think they should just say sorry. This was a totally pointless exercise.”
The university insisted the lecture “considered how theoretical frameworks relate to a range of well-known people”.
