'This is fascism!' Morning Joe checks off all the ways Trump meets chilling definition
1 year, 1 month ago

'This is fascism!' Morning Joe checks off all the ways Trump meets chilling definition

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Donald Trump has sent every possible warning that he intends to rule as a fascist autocrat, and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said it's long past time to cover his presidential campaign around that startling fact. The New York Timespublished an article highlighting Trump's fascist tendencies, and the "Morning Joe" host went through a checklist of the defining characteristics of fascism. "It's what we heard from people that were, I guess, just too offended, or maybe perhaps too delicate to call a fascist a fascist, or to call fascism, fascism," Scarborough said. "For years, people said, 'You know, we don't have the violence component,' despite the fact Donald Trump throughout the first campaign said, 'Beat the hell out of my opponents, and I'll pay your lawyer fees,' for asking a question about health care reform.

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'His fascism is not welcome!' Passionate NYC protesters condemn Donald Trump
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'His fascism is not welcome!' Passionate NYC protesters condemn Donald Trump

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Madison Square Garden, NY — Boos, hisses and loud chants of “F— Donald Trump” rang out from the steps of a New York City monument just blocks away from where the Republican presidential nominee held a political rally. “His fascism, his racism are not f------ welcome in New York City.” The Democratic Socialists and their allies hurled dire warnings at …

'Definition of a fascist:' Ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly sounds alarm on Trump
2 months ago

'Definition of a fascist:' Ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly sounds alarm on Trump

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Former Marine General John Kelly, who also served as Donald Trump’s longest-running chief of staff, blasted his old boss in interviews with the New York Times, spurred by the former president’s recent threats to use the military on the “enemy from within.” “I think this issue of using the military on — to go after — American citizens is one …

'What's fascism?' GOP lawmaker enraged as CNN puts him on spot over Trump threat
2 months, 1 week ago

'What's fascism?' GOP lawmaker enraged as CNN puts him on spot over Trump threat

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CNN host John Berman enraged Rep. Mike Waltz after he was asked about former President Donald Trump's threat to deploy the military to fight "the enemy from within" during U.S. elections. "I do want to ask you about Donald Trump's comments about the quote enemy from within," Berman told Waltz during a Tuesday interview. "I think it's responsible to discuss …

Fascism expert sounds alarm on Trump’s latest: 'I will free you from all decision making'
3 months ago

Fascism expert sounds alarm on Trump’s latest: 'I will free you from all decision making'

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat — authoritarian expert and professor of history and Italian studies at New York University — during Sunday's episode of MSNBC's The Weekend, responded to Donald Trump's latest Truth Social rant directed towards women. The former president declared — in all caps — that if he wins the White House, "WOMEN WILL BE HAPPY, HEALTHY, CONFIDENT AND FREE!" "When …

'Check, Check, Check': Joe Scarborough Rips Through Frightening List Of Trump's Fascism
1 year, 1 month ago

'Check, Check, Check': Joe Scarborough Rips Through Frightening List Of Trump's Fascism

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LOADING ERROR LOADING MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Tuesday explained why he believes Donald Trump ticks every box when it comes to fascism. “It’s time that fascism is called fascism and Americans know exactly what they’re voting for,” said the “Morning Joe” cohost. This is fascism.” Scarborough went through a New York Times article detailing what he described as “boilerplate” aspects …

Sparks fly in Morning Joe debate on GOP threat to democracy: 'If that's not fascism, I don't know what is'
2 years, 1 month ago

Sparks fly in Morning Joe debate on GOP threat to democracy: 'If that's not fascism, I don't know what is'

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MSNBC's Joe Scarborough clashed with a guest during a debate over whether the Republican Party had become a fascist movement. Author Shadi Hamid and MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan resumed their discussion on the future of American democracy Wednesday on "Morning Joe," but Scarborough bridled at his guest's assessment of GOP authoritarianism and the investigation of Donald Trump's ties to Russia. …

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