Why It Might Matter If We Label Trump A Fascist

As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well.

Episode 8 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Why It Might Matter If We Label Trump A Fascist" was published on April 2, 2024 and runs 23 minutes.

April 2, 2024 ·23m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

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Summary

As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well.

Episode Description

As Donald Trump's rhetoric grows increasingly more inflammatory, debate surrounding whether or not to use the label 'fascist' heats up as well.

On Today's Show:
Andrew Marantz, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation (Viking, 2019), discusses his latest piece, which explores whether or not Trump is a fascist, and what that label conceals or reveals about his campaign and his supporters.