1) Michael S. Schmidt,”As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator; John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist,” New York Times, October 22, 2024.
Schmidt reports that General (ret.) John F. Kelly, Trump’s former Chief of Staff,said “that in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law.” Schmidt reported, “Mr. Kelly confirmed previous reports that on more than one occasion Mr. Trump spoke positively of Hitler.He commented more than once that, ‘You know, Hitler did some good things, too,’ Mr. Kelly said Mr. Trump told him.”