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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP strategist who once worked for Giuliani says the Republican has basically embraced 'neofascism'
A GOP strategist has likened the Republican Party under the influence of former President Donald Trump to "neofascism."
Susan Del Percio, who has advised both Republicans and Democrats - including then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani of New York City and Gov. Andrew Cuomo - gave the blistering comments in a Monday interview on MSNBC's "The Reid Out."
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She was discussing the decision of Texas GOP chairman Allen West to enter the the state's gubernatorial race. West has attracted criticism for his association with the far-right QAnon movement, having attended a conference where several prominent QAnon figures were present in June.
Del Percio told MSNBC: "Really, I've been looking for a new word for 'Trumpism' because I hate it, because I think it goes deeper than just Donald Trump within the Republican Party.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-gop-strategist-who-once-worked-for-giuliani-says-the-republican-party-under-trump-has-basically-embraced-neofascism/ar-AALPDIS
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)The link between the GOP and Putin (and Russian and US oligarchs) is a shared goal of white ethno-nationalist #Christofascism.
https://threader.app/thread/1183066967256645633)
"Christian fascist ethno-n_tionalism is the ACTUAL common goal between today's Republicans and the Putin regime "
There's a lot here with history & global affects of White ethno-nationalist #Christofascism
*Here's another:
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/how-russia-became-a-leader-of-the-worldwide-christian-right-214755/
How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right
While the U.S. passed gay-rights laws, Moscow moved hard the other way.
By CASEY MICHEL February 09, 2017
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,856 posts)Tucker Carlson, and his father, have been strongly anti-LGBTQ.