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The Question, “Is Donald Trump a Fascist?”

November 7, 2016 Donald Trump and Authoritarianism The Question

“If we rate Franco and Mussolini as ten on a scale of classic fascist demagogues, Trump might get seven.”

The New Yorker, “A Scholar of Fascism Sees A Lot That’s Familiar with Trump”

November 4, 2016 Donald Trump and Authoritarianism FeaturedThe New Yorker

“At the beginning, people loved going to the show of Donald Trump. You didn’t know what he was going to do or say. It was the same with Mussolini.”

Sky News Tonight, On Donald Trump and cults of personality

August 3, 2016 Fascism and the Global Right Sky News

“He has effectively spun a story about America as a nation in tatters, a nation in ruins, and of course, he can step in as the savior.”

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The Dictator's Playbook | PBS | Mussolini

The Dean Obeidallah Show:

Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill: Donald Trump, Fascism, and the Doctrine of American Mythology

Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an internationally renowned historian, speaker, and political commentator on fascism, authoritarian leaders, and propaganda. Author or editor of nine books and dozens of op-eds in CNN, The Washington Post, and more, she is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University, and Advisor to Protect Democracy.

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