{"id":2492449,"date":"2025-09-29T12:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-losing-debate-over-fascism-in-a-big-way\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:40:36","slug":"trump-losing-debate-over-fascism-in-a-big-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-losing-debate-over-fascism-in-a-big-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump losing debate over \u2018fascism\u2019 in a big way"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-losing-debate-over-fascism-in-a-big-way%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-doj-case-records-sought-by-court-order-before-wednesday-plea-deal\/\" title=\"Court orders seek Hunter Biden&#039;s DOJ case records ahead of Wednesday plea deal.\">public debate surrounding<\/a> former President Donald Trump&#8217;s policies and actions, particularly focusing on accusations of &#8220;fascism.&#8221; According to a Rasmussen Reports survey,nearly 60% of likely voters agree with the statement that &#8220;fascism is here,&#8221; a sentiment largely driven by liberals and Democrats. The debate intensified after ABC temporarily suspended late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, which many voters (47% to 44%) believe was due to Trump&#8217;s criticism rather than network standards. This suspension sparked a nationwide discussion on free speech and the president&#8217;s expanding influence over various aspects of American society. Despite the Trump governance&#8217;s denial of suppressing democracy or free speech, the poll indicates growing skepticism among the public. Meanwhile, Trump has continued efforts to combat inner-city crime and immigration enforcement, further fueling the controversy. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump losing debate over &lsquo;fascism&rsquo; in a big way<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2237456\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration is on the short end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3827134\/democrats-refuse-tone-down-fascist-language-political-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nation&rsquo;s debate<\/a> over the president&rsquo;s aggressive policies and actions, with nearly 6 in 10 likely voters agreeing that &ldquo;fascism &hellip; is here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest test of the public&rsquo;s reaction to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tough talk, more voters than not &mdash; 47% to 44% &mdash; believe that <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">ABC temporarily suspended late-night host&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Kimmel<\/a><\/span>  because of the president&rsquo;s criticism of him, not for violating network standards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3828650\/jk-rowling-rebuffs-emma-watson-changed-tune-on-author\/\">JK Rowling rebuffs &#8216;ignorant&#8217; Emma Watson after she changed tune on author<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3828542\/byron-york-zohran-mamdani-gamble-gop-cynics\/\">Byron York warns of &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-warns-of-enormous-gamble-for-gop-cynics-to-root-for-mamdani-to-win\/\" title=\"Byron York warns of \u2018enormous gamble\u2019 for GOP cynics to root for Mamdani to win\">enormous gamble&#038;rsquo<\/a>; for GOP cynics to root for Mamdani to win<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3828502\/denmark-bans-civilian-drone-use-european-union-summit\/\">Denmark bans civilian drone use ahead of EU summit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/fascism_many_blame_trump_threats_for_jimmy_kimmel_suspension\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> survey, voters also agreed with a Democratic critic that the suspension of Kimmel for six days was another sign that Trump was putting a stranglehold on democracy.<\/p>\n<p>The pollster tested a charge from liberal Rep. Martin Frost (D-FL), who said after the Kimmel suspension, &ldquo;The president and his lapdogs &hellip; are implementing a dangerous agenda to punish their opposition. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fascism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fascism<\/a> is not on the way. It is here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen found that 58% agreed that fascism &ldquo;is here&rdquo; while 38% didn&rsquo;t. Of the majority, 40% were in the &ldquo;strongly agree&rdquo; category, driven by liberals and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In blaming Trump for the suspension, which ABC said was also due to affiliate reaction to a nasty comment the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >host made<\/a> about the assassination of popular conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 49% said the network was not justified in its action, versus 38% who said it was.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension sparked a national debate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3826256\/believe-in-free-speech-fcc-jimmy-kimmel\/\">free speech<\/a>, what people should be allowed to say on regulated TV airways, and the president&rsquo;s increasing involvement in every corner of American society.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The poll came as Trump has been cracking down on inner-city crime by deploying National Guard troops to Washington and Los Angeles, and as his administration expanded efforts to round up immigrants illegally in America for deportation.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has strongly denied limiting free speech and squeezing democracy, but the poll suggests it is losing that argument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump losing debate on &#8216;fascism&#8217; as 6 in 10 see it here<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2492450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266771163912.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50410,3896,18344,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2492449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-debate","tag-fascism","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266771163912.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492453,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492449\/revisions\/2492453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}