Read it and weep, MAGA: Trump meets dictionary definition of fascist

Retired Gen. John Kelly, Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, created a stir when he told The New York Times in an interview that Donald Trump met the dictionary definition of a fascist. Soon after, Vice President Kamala Harris said she agreed with the assessment, as have several other former Trump White House staffers who worked with Kelly.

Trump has repeatedly fumed about the moment, while his allies like House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have called on Democrats to stop echoing Kelly.

But a closer examination of the definition that Kelly appears to have cited, combined with Trump’s actions, behavior and rhetoric, show frequent examples of Trump living down to the standard cited by Kelly.