Trump is a Fascist: 13 former Trump Officials Back General Kelly's Claim

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Thirteen former Trump top administration officials and aids have backed General Kelly's claim that Trump meets the definition of a Fascist.

John F Kelly is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served as the White House chief of staff for then-President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2019. He had previously been Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration.

I have been calling Trump a fascist ever since the infamous 2017 Unite The Right Rally when then-President Donald Trump condemned the "display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides."

This first statement and his subsequent defenses of it, in which he also referred to "very fine people on both sides", imply a moral equivalence between the white supremacist protesters and the counter-protesters. Transgender folk in general are very thankful that the rest of the country has begun to understand the threat that Trump, a white man who is a self-identified nationalist, presents to our democracy.

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“The revelations General Kelly brought forward are disturbing and shocking. But because we know Trump and have worked for and alongside him, we were sadly not surprised by what General Kelly had to say,” the letter states.

“We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark details the danger of a second Trump term. Like General Kelly, we did not take the decision to come forward lightly. We are all lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, there are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party. This is one of those moments” the letter shared with Politico states. “Everyone should heed General Kelly’s warning.”

The letter was signed by Trump administration officials, including Kevin Carroll, former senior counselor to Kelly; former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews; former assistant secretary of homeland security Elizabeth Neumann; former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci; former chief of staff at the Dept. of Homeland Security Miles Taylor; former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham; former press secretary to the vice president Alyssa Farah Griffin; and former national security adviser to vice president Pence, Olivia Troye.