Michael Tomasky: ‘Fascism’ Is the Best Way to Describe Trump’s First 100 Days

BRZEZINSKI This morning Joining ░░░░░░░░ now we have the ░░░░░░░░ of The New Republic ░░░░░░░░ Tomasky president and CEO ░░░░░░░░ the National Urban League ░░░░░░░░ Morial is here special ░░░░░░░░ at Vanity Fair and ░░░░░░░░ of the Fast Politics ░░░░░░░░ Molly Jong Fast and ░░░░░░░░ state attorney for Palm ░░░░░░░░ County Florida Dave Aronberg ░░░░░░░░ at the table today ░░░░░░░░ Tomasky I want to ░░░░░░░░ with you You have ░░░░░░░░ piece out in The ░░░░░░░░ Republic entitled In 100 ░░░░░░░░ Trump has invented something ░░░░░░░░ clown show fascism And ░░░░░░░░ talk about the unmistakable ░░░░░░░░ of fascism in Trump ░░░░░░░░ first 100 days but ░░░░░░░░ also talk about incompetence ░░░░░░░░ us about your piece ░░░░░░░░ Well as I was ░░░░░░░░ down to write the ░░░░░░░░ Mika I was I ░░░░░░░░ thinking about the Trump ░░░░░░░░ s actions over the ░░░░░░░░ 100 days and thinking ░░░░░░░░ know can I classify ░░░░░░░░ or categorize them And ░░░░░░░░ think you can Most ░░░░░░░░ the actions fall under ░░░░░░░░ category of what I ░░░░░░░░ as fascism That word ░░░░░░░░ be too strong for ░░░░░░░░ people but authoritarianism it ░░░░░░░░ not that different A ░░░░░░░░ lawlessness a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ laws a challenge to ░░░░░░░░ small d democratic values ░░░░░░░░ norms and institutions ceaselessly ░░░░░░░░ relentlessly and much more ░░░░░░░░ than I imagined and ░░░░░░░░ everyone I talked to ░░░░░░░░ that they would be ░░░░░░░░ the firings of the ░░░░░░░░ general which was if ░░░░░░░░ read that statute probably ░░░░░░░░ to the treatment of ░░░░░░░░ like Kilmar Abrego Garcia ░░░░░░░░ other things So there ░░░░░░░░ that category Then there ░░░░░░░░ another category of actions ░░░░░░░░ frankly are just kind ░░░░░░░░ laughably incompetent The tariffs ░░░░░░░░ exhibit A on that ░░░░░░░░ certain other things too ░░░░░░░░ activities by DOGE for ░░░░░░░░ you know firing and ░░░░░░░░ rehiring people So you ░░░░░░░░ those together and you ░░░░░░░░ what I call clown ░░░░░░░░ fascism.”