Trumps Unhinged Fox News Ramblings on Fascists Hint at Darker Story
The word \u201cfascist\u201d has fully penetrated the presidential race. We just learned that a top general under President Donald Trump\xa0described\xa0Trump as \u201cfascist to the core.\u201d Trump has been threatening to unleash the military on the enemy within, which numerous observers\xa0describe\xa0as fascist politics. And at a Fox News event on Wednesday, Trump uncorked an\xa0unhinged, rambling response\xa0to all this, insisting that the real fascists are Democrats. We talked to David Austin Walsh, a historian and author of\xa0Taking America Back, who explains how\xa0the American right has overlapped with fascist movements throughout our history\u2014and what that says about our MAGA moment.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices