"viewing Trump as something like a fascist leader foresaw the violence of January 6th as a live possibility, while its critics mocked the notion as mere hysteria. Whatever its shortcomings, “Trump as fascist” remains the best guide to what Trump will try to do next"
I believe Scocca mention a while back something to the effect that no story about him has ever come back like “actually he was a good guy here”. It’s always worse
He is certainly a fascist but I also assume he is an active and willing Russian intelligence asset. Everything falls into place. This likely applies to dozens of elected Republicans as well.