Plenty of ink has been spilled over the last decade on the question of whether President Donald Trump is a fascist or not. Shane Burley, a journalist and author who covers the far right, says it doesn’t particularly matter.

“The question of whether or not Donald Trump is a fascist is sometimes a red herring,” Burley said. “Instead, I think it’s more important to look at what this [has] in line with fascism… and overwhelmingly, this is the closest to traditional fascism that the US government has ever come.”

That includes Trump’s first term as president, which culminated in his impeachment following the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Since Trump re-entered the White House four months ago, his administration has taken a number of steps that have alarmed experts on fascism an

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