'Fascist' Trump’s rhetoric fits 'textbook definition of fascism': journalist
“Yes, Trump is a fascist.”
That’s according to The Bulwark’s Will Saletan, who says, “I watched all his rallies so you don’t have to. Here’s what he’s been saying. Point by point, it fits the textbook definition of fascism.”
Saletan published an 18-point piece supporting his assertion that “Donald Trump is running the most openly fascist campaign ever undertaken by a major-party nominee for president of the United States.”
“In 2021, Trump used violence to try to overturn an election; in 2022, he called for terminating the Constitution. Now, on the brink of returning to power, Trump is reaffirming his intent to take America deeper into autocracy,” Saletan writes.
He adds that Trump’s agenda, “political violence, suspension of the Constitution, suspension of civil liberties, unchecked presidential power, censorship of the media, imprisonment of opposition leaders, execution of people for nonviolent crimes, and legal immunity for the president and his thugs—isn’t just close to fascism. It is fascism. It’s what fascists have advocated and practiced in other countries.”
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Here are the first ten of Saletan’s 18 reasons why Trump is a fascist:
“1. He says he’s legally immune to all current charges against him.”
“2. He claims the right to do whatever he wants as president.”
“3. He advocates ‘one really violent day’ of police action.”
“4. He vows to indemnify police against ‘any prosecutions’ for doing what he wants.”
“5. He threatens to use the military against ‘the enemy within.'”
“6. He says some of his political opponents shouldn’t be allowed to run for office.”
“7. He says he could have jailed Hillary Clinton.”
“8. He has called for jailing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.”
“9. He has accused Harris of murder.”
“10. He vows to prosecute anyone who, in his view, has ‘cheated’ in an election.”
The Atlantic’s Ronald Brownstein, who is also a senior CNN political analyst, calls it “a remarkably comprehensive list…of the ways Trump is now threatening to overturn the rule of law to indemnify his allies & attack his opponents.”
In a companion video, Saletan further supports his charges.
Watch below or at this link.
- YouTubeyoutu.be
