New ABC News poll finds ‘half of Americans’ see former president Donald Trump He calls him “fascist,” including double digits of Republicans, while only 23 percent say the same about the Vice President Kamala Harris. And that was before this week’s fascism news dump.

Former Trump Chief of Staff in report that dropped Tuesday john kelly on tape describing striking conversations Trump said Nazi leader Adolf Hitler did “some good things” and he wished what he wanted generals were more like Hitler’s, and calling Trump a fascist.

Kelly appears to be part of barrage against Trump’s national security officials (former Chief of Staff) Mark Milley and former Trump Secretary of Defense Mark Esper Among them, there are those who agree that Trump is a fascist.

On a new ABC News/Ipsos questionnaireA surprising number of Americans agree. ABC News, “Half of Americans see Donald Trump as a fascist” title That figure is 49 percent in the poll, statistically more than half, but a look at the numbers reveals the figure isn’t just due to partisan division:

Perception of fascism is linked to partisanship: 87 percent of Democrats describe Trump as a fascist, while this rate is 46 percent of independents and 12 percent of Republicans. Harris is considered a fascist by 41 percent of Republicans, 20 percent of independents and 3 percent of Democrats. is seen.

It’s similar in terms of candidate support. 87 percent of registered voters who support Harris’ presidential bid see Trump as a fascist. Far fewer Trump supporters (42 percent) apply the fascist label to Harris. Among registered voters who think Trump is a fascist, 8 percent support him.

But perhaps more surprising is that, according to the pollster, “Interviews for this survey were completed on Tuesday, before the New York Times published an interview featuring John Kelly, a retired general and former secretary of homeland security and Trump’s chief of staff.” .” Staff said Trump ‘absolutely fits the description of a fascist’.

Survey respondents read the following definition:

A fascist is often defined as a political extreme person who attempts to act like a dictator, disregarding individual rights and threatening or using force against his opponents.

They were then asked whether Trump, Harris, or both fit that description.

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