Is Trump a fascist?
January 9, 2026
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as posted by the channelShelagh Fogarty speaks to journalist and author Simon Kuper about Donald Trump's political playbook and whether it would be fair to classify him as a 'fascist'.
Whilst not completely on board with the term fascist, Kuper admits that he's a 'dangerous authoritarian', exercising tactics of oppressive control.
Citing the fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, Kuper says Trump views the 'population as the enemy', mobilising ICE agents as a 'militia'.
Kuper continues to say that there will always be an 'authoritarian' candidate in American politics in the future, yet he sees JD Vance as a pure 'opportunist', riding on Trump's 'slipstream'.
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