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The Definition of Fascist

As President, Trump frequently expressed his admiration for dictators including saying that he needed "the kind of generals that Hitler had" and praising Hitler for doing "some good things."

Trump's former chief of staff and retired 4-star general John Kelly is warning that Trump wants to rule America as a fascist dictator who publicly suggested the “termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution” to overturn the 2020 election. In a recorded interview, Kelly defined fascism as "a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy" and said that Trump fits the "definition of fascist."

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