Discrediting Harris’ unsupported ‘fascist’ accusation against Trump

In recent weeks, Vice President Kamala Harris has attempted to revive her struggling campaign by accusing Trump of being Hitlerian and a fascist.

She alleges that Trump is planning to incarcerate his enemies in encampments.

However, in modern times, it was not Trump who placed large numbers of US residents and citizens in “relocation camps,” but liberal Democrat President Franklin D. Roosevelt who sent Japanese-American citizens and residents to them.

If Harris is referring to Trump’s supposed fascist policies during his previous four-year term, there is no evidence to support this.

Nevertheless, Harris, who was once seen as “joyful,” is now ending her campaign by spreading falsehoods and accusations reminiscent of the Joe McCarthy era.

It is important to remember that fascists take control of law enforcement and the military to suspend constitutional rights and punish opponents.

However, Trump did not engage in such actions.

Instead, in 2016, a corrupt FBI targeted Trump during the Obama administration with the discredited Steele dossier.

In 2020, the FBI, which had hired the unethical Steele in 2016, collaborated with social media to suppress accurate reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop scandal.

Several former FBI directors and intelligence officials— John Brennan, James Clapper, James Comey, Andrew McCabe— who openly sought to undermine Trump had a history of dishonesty or memory lapses under oath.

Fascists attempt to manipulate the legal system.

Contrary to this, Trump’s Justice Department appointed an independent special counsel to investigate the baseless Russian collusion claims against him.

In sharp contrast, the Biden Justice Department worked with various prosecutors to prosecute Trump, bankrupt him, and prevent him from campaigning.

Fascists exploit their governments to destroy their adversaries.

During Trump’s term, the House of Representatives impeached a first-term president twice for the first time in history.

Furthermore, the Senate conducted a trial on Trump as a private citizen, another unprecedented action.

An anonymous federal official openly admitted to leading a bureaucratic group to sabotage Trump’s executive orders.

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, along with other bureaucrats, leaked a classified presidential call to ensure Trump’s impeachment.

Fascists aim to manipulate existing laws to target opponents and consolidate power illegally.

At present, it is only the Democrats pushing to pack the court, eliminate the Electoral College, abolish the Senate filibuster, and create new states to gain more senators.

In key states, they made significant changes to voting laws.

As a result, around 70% of voters in 2020 did not vote in person on Election Day, while fraudulent ballot rejection rates mysteriously declined.

Fascists disregard laws that do not align with their agendas.

Biden-Harris dismantled immigration laws to bring in over 12 million illegal aliens and expand their support base.

They also shielded sanctuary cities, where approximately 600 jurisdictions ignored federal immigration laws in defiance.

Fascists aim to politicize the military.

However, General Mark Milley, Trump’s former Joint Chiefs chairman, violated military protocol by labeling Trump as a fascist.

Milley disrupted the chain of command by ordering theater commanders to report directly to him during crises.

In an almost treasonous act, Milley assured the Chinese military that he would warn them of any Trump orders he deemed dangerous.

Some retired four-star military officers publicly branded Trump in defamatory terms and advocated for his removal.

Fascists seek to control and weaponize the media.

Both Facebook and Twitter collaborated with the FBI to censor pro-Trump news accounts.

Mainstream media outlets consistently attacked Trump and his supporters while aligning with his opponents.

Why then the accusations of Trump being a fascist and Hitler reincarnate?

It is a simple tactic to divert attention from Harris’s declining popularity and stagnant polls.

She has abandoned her previous strategy of avoiding the media and her optimistic campaign, opting instead to embrace false claims, while President Joe Biden dismisses Trump supporters as “garbage.”

By resorting to smears of Trump as a fascist in her final days of campaigning, Harris unwittingly ignores the fascist-like actions perpetrated against Trump by her own party and supporters for years.

Victor Davis Hanson is a distinguished fellow of the Center for American Greatness.