Is Donald Trump A Fascist Threat To America?

By Mehdi Hasan\Team Zeteo Photos: Zeteo\YouTube Screenshots What does a veteran Republican strategist who served as a senior political adviser to George W. Bush, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the late Arizona Senator John McCain during his 2008 presidential campaign, have to say about Donald Trump?  Steve Schmidt, the adviser we’re referring to, and host of ‘The Warning with Steve Schmidt’ Substack newsletter and podcast joined Mehdi for a special Substack Live ‘Election Dialogue.’ In their wide-ranging and very passionate and personal conversation, Mehdi and Schmidt, an ardent ‘Never Trumper’ since 2016, break down the political dynamics surrounding Donald Trump and his 2024 campaign – and they both agree that American democracy is at existential risk from a fascist movement led by the former president.& Mehdi argues that Democrats are too soft with their responses to people like Musk.& & “What do they say? Don’t bring a knife to a gunfight? They [the Democrats] bring a sternly worded letter to a bazooka fight with fascists like Musk and Trump.” The duo also discusses what a potential second Trump term might mean for minorities, including Muslim Americans. “There is no group in this country that is more vulnerable to a...