Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday night she believes former President Donald Trump is a “fascist.”
Harris was answering a question posed by CNN host Anderson Cooper during a town hall in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.
According to a report on Mediaite, Harris encouraged undecided voters to look at what former White House chief of staff retired Marine general John Kelly and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said about Trump, calling him a facist. Both had previously worked for Trump.
“[Trump] has openly admired dictators and said he would be a dictator on day one,” Harris said at the town hall. “The former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has said he is a fascist to the core. So, I think that when the American people reflect, especially those who are undecided, on who you should listen to – don’t take my word for it in fact, go online and listen to John Kelly’s voice – talking about what he thinks of Donald Trump two weeks before the election.”
“Because I think we all know, to your point, Anderson, it is close, but there are undecided voters who clearly, by being here, have an open mind, want to talk in a way that is grounded in issues and fact, and when they hear these facts, I think it compels a lot of people to be concerned about the future of our country with Donald Trump at the lead,” she added.
Cooper then asked about Milley calling Trump a “fascist.”
Cooper asked, “You yourself have not used that word to describe him. Let me ask you tonight, do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?”
”Yes, I do. Yes, I do,” Harris said in response. “And I also believe that the people who know him best on this subject should be trusted. Again, look at their careers. These are not people with the exception, I think of only Mike Pence, these were not politicians. These were career people who have served in the highest roles in national security, who have served as generals in our military, who are highly respected, talking about the person who would be commander-in-chief.”
