Clarence Page: Is Donald Trump a fascist at heart? Close enough for me.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : "Trump, too, has used the f-word, albeit not very much, perhaps because he doesn't feel it serves to excite his crowds in the direction he seeks.
34% : But in this year's campaign, Trump has considered no epithet too vile to be off-limits.
34% : Already, we see reports that Milley fears being recalled to uniform and court-martialed for retribution if Trump gets reelected.
33% : It's no wonder many Democrats no longer hesitate to use frank language to describe Trump.
27% : In his role as campaign attack dog, Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, said this shortly after an apparent second attempt to assassinate Trump in September: "It's time to say to Democrats, to the media, to everybody that has been attacking this man and trying to censor this man for going on 10 years, cut it out or you're going to get somebody killed.
25% : "The other is about fascism," Charlamagne interjected, regarding Trump.
23% : Retired Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump, is quoted in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward, of Watergate fame, describing the former president as "fascist to the core."
23% : "That mention of the f-word struck me as a startling violation of the unofficial but widely embraced political etiquette that sees the word as too volatile for public use, even though Trump has used the word -- and just about every other word that grabs his fancy -- against Harris.Using the word to describe one's rivals can come with political risk.
5% : "Of course, Vance neglected to mention that Trump has used the same word to attack Harris at least five times.

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