Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Full Episode with The Climate Guru

In this full-length episode, Brent (“The Climate Guru”) takes a deep dive into one of the most contentious questions in American politics today: Is Donald Trump a fascist?

49% of Americans polled by CBS believe Donald Trump is a fascist. But what does that word actually mean? And how does Trump’s behavior and rhetoric compare to classic fascist regimes like Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Franco’s Spain?

Using historical context and documented examples, this episode examines:

The core elements of fascism – white supremacy, scapegoating, the cult of personality, rewriting history, and glorifying a mythic past

Trump’s repeated use of “poisoning the blood” and other phrases historically tied to fascist movements

His administration’s attacks on democratic institutions: the judiciary, the press, universities, and cultural centers

The January 6th insurrection and the promotion of political violence

How wealthy corporations (especially Big Oil) benefit from deregulation and tax breaks under Trump, echoing the corporate-state alliances of 1930s Europe

The parallel between Hitler’s false claim of victory in 1932 and Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election was “stolen”

Brent walks viewers through each criterion of fascism and shows how Trump measures up—inviting you to decide for yourself.

⏩ Watch until the end for a comparison between U.S. companies supporting Trump and the German and American corporations that cooperated with Hitler before and during World War II.

What do you think? Does Trump’s record fit the definition of fascism? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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