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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ben Makuch

Is Trump actually a fascist – and why does the answer matter?

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Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada, on 31 October 2024. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

While Democratic strategists debate whether or not their attack ads labeling Donald Trump a fascist have been effective, experts and academics told the Guardian his campaign and the Republican party he now heads have clear autocratic sympathies and political qualities that are firmly in line with fascism movements historically.

Put together, that makes any Trump victory this week and his return to the White House for a second presidential term a clear threat to US democracy, they added.

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