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Kelly says Trump meets the definition of fascism and prefers a dictator's approach

Reporting and findings

  1. reported

    Kelly told reporters that Trump met the general definition of a fascist and had spoken positively about Hitler having loyal generals, describing a preference for personal loyalty over constitutional duty. He framed the warning through his service as Trump's chief of staff. Trump's campaign called Kelly's accounts fabricated. Kelly's label is the judgment of a named firsthand official, not a legal finding of fascism.

Summary and current status

The retired general grounded his assessment in Trump's demands for personal military loyalty and comments about Hitler's generals; the campaign called it fabricated.

Attributed assessment disputed by Trump campaign

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  1. Donald J. Trumpformer White House chief of staffJohn Kelly