.ON OCT 23RD Kamala Harris claimed that she considers Donald Trump to be a fascist. John Kelly, Mr Trump’s previous chief of workers, recently mentioned his old boss “falls into the overall meaning of fascist”. Mark Milley, a retired general that headed the joint chiefs of personnel under Mr Trump, is actually quotationed in a brand new book getting in touch with Mr Trump “fascist to the center”.
All this possesses reignited a discussion that started during Mr Trump’s run for head of state in 2016: is he a fascist? What does the condition mean, and also does using it to Mr Trump aid to clarify the hazards he poses?