Radio host Charlamagne Tha God is reconsidering her belief that President-elect Donald Trump is a “fascist” because of the Democratic Party's behavior since the November election, on Friday's podcast. He said it might be possible.
Charlamagne has previously argued that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris chose not to label the president-elect as an authoritarian, despite making the issue a key issue in their 2024 campaign. The optimistic coverage of the results led some to question whether Democrats really believed Trump to be a “fascist.” On his podcast “brilliant idiotsCharlamagne said he had believed in the past that Trump was a “fascist” because of his rhetoric, but after watching the Democratic Party's actions since the election, he wondered whether that belief still holds true. He said he was thinking about it. (Related: 'Two thumbs up': CNN's Harry Enten says 'Americans are in love' with President Trump's transition moves)
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“Based on what I've heard from Democrats, I've never called Donald Trump a fascist. I said that because I heard what came out of Donald Trump's mouth, right? But guess what? I don't even know if I can believe it anymore,” he said. “But it depends on how they're acting. Well, damn, maybe it feels like it's not that threatening.”
“That's right. They lied to you,” co-host Andrew Schultz responded.
Charlamagne said that while he doesn't know whether Trump is a “fascist” at the moment, he will still vote for Harris in the presidential election and considers her a “friend.” said.
“That doesn’t change my vote,” he said. “I still would have voted for vice president.”
Charlamagne recently criticized former President Barack Obama for “laughing and giggling with Mr. Trump” during a conversation at former President Jimmy Carter's funeral, especially since Democrats have been calling Mr. Trump an anti-democracy figure for several years. After portraying him as dangerous, he argued, Obama's actions revealed the performative nature of politics. .
“So many times you called someone a threat to democracy, you called him a fascist, and now you're just befriending that guy? You told us he was a threat to democracy.” said the radio host. “To me, I think that's terrible political optics…after you used such crazy rhetoric against him.”
obama referred to Trump criticized Harris at a campaign rally in October 2024, saying she “wants to be a king” and “want to be a dictator” as she seeks revenge on her political opponents.
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