Practically half of Individuals say they view former President Trump as a fascist, in keeping with a current survey.
The ABC Information/Ipsos ballot, launched Friday, outlined a fascist as “a political extremist who seeks to act as a dictator, disregards individual rights and threatens or uses force against their opponents.” When requested who displays these behaviors, 49 p.c of registered voters recognized the previous president whereas 22 p.c stated the identical of Vice President Harris.
The findings are largely tied to political social gathering, as 87 p.c of Democrats stated Trump was a fascist, in comparison with 46 p.c of independents and 12 p.c of Republicans. Equally, 41 p.c of Republicans known as the vice chairman a fascist, whereas solely 20 p.c of independents and three p.c of Democrats stated the identical, in keeping with the ballot.
The numbers come after an interview earlier this month when retired Gen. John Kelly — Trump’s former chief of employees — accused his ex-boss of being a “fascist” and confirmed reviews that the previous president praised Nazi chief Adolf Hitler and his generals for “loyalty.” In response, the GOP presidential nominee attacked Kelly, calling him a “lowlife.”
Harris additionally used the time period to explain her GOP rival throughout a CNN city corridor earlier this week. Requested by anchor Anderson Cooper if Trump falls underneath the definition of a fascist, she stated “Yes, I do.” She additionally claimed he was changing into “increasingly unhinged,” throughout a press convention.
Practically two-thirds of respondents within the current survey additionally stated they consider the previous president strays from the reality — together with 30 p.c of his personal supporters. Lower than half stated the identical of the vice chairman, the survey exhibits.
Nonetheless, Harris receives extra criticism than her GOP counterpart for saying proposals simply to get votes. About 57 p.c of respondents stated the vice chairman is responsible of this in comparison with 52 p.c who stated the identical about Trump.
Roughly two-thirds of registered voters who stated they did not help Harris, 64 p.c, or Trump, 68 p.c, recommended there could possibly be a “crisis” if both candidate received, the polling discovered.
The newest ABC/Ipsos ballot was performed on-line from Oct. 18-22 in English and Spanish amongst 2,808 U.S. adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 share factors.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
