A supporter of former President Donald Trump protests at E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Washington.

Is Trump a Fascist?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 2, 2024

As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well. Andrew Marantz, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation (Viking, 2019), discusses his latest piece, which explores whether or not Trump is a fascist, and what that label conceals or reveals about his campaign and his supporters.

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