Does Trump Compare to Hitler? Mehdi Asks This Fascism Expert

July 24, 2026 | “The much more dangerous part of fascism is the fascists in suits.” Lawyer and author Omer Aziz joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the resurgence of fascism in the United States and a playbook to fight back against it.

Plus, the history of Nazism in the U.S., and the time Donald Trump’s father attended a KKK rally.

Aziz, who most recently served as speechwriter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, has a new book about it all: Shadows of the Republic: The Rebirth of Fascism in America and How to Defeat It for Good.

Watch the full video to hear Aziz discuss whether he agrees with comparisons between Trump and Hitler, Elon Musk’s role in the global fascist project, and his former boss calling Trump’s war in Iran “worth it.”

This interview was released exclusively to paid Zeteo.com subscribers on July 10, 2026. Consider subscribing to our website as a paid subscriber to unlock all premium content like this from Zeteo here.


Quit the play with words! Let's get down to brass tacks... Trump is a fascist. Just because he smiles and shows his false teeth, wears instant tan, and dyes his hair blond with peroxide, thus softening his appearance, it doesn't make him any less of a fascist! Those ICE agents are directly comparable with the heinous Gestapo in Nazi Deutschland and/or the Schutzstaffel and Sturmabteilung. Odious, nasty, brutal, cruel people all! — © Mark Alexander

Rejecting Stephen Miller’s Fascist Fearmongering

Father David speaks the truth about Stephen Miller and his attack on left-wing political violence. Political violence is to be found right across the political spectrum, not just on the left.

Homosexuality in Europe between Two Dictatorships I Part 1 | SLICE Who

Jan 19, 2026 | In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged.

Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented. A portrait of queer life before repression returned.

In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

Documentary : Snapshot of History EP:20 Pierre Louis
”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie

Masked White Nationalists Descend on Washington DC

THE TELEGRAPH: Hundreds of balaclava-clad Patriot Front members march through capital on independence day chanting ‘reclaim America’

Hundreds of masked white supremacists descended on Washington DC ahead of July 4th celebrations on Saturday, marching through the city centre and riding on the city subway.

An estimated 400 members of a group called the Patriot Front met for a march in the US capital on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Dressed in khaki trousers and navy blue shirts, the marchers hid their faces behind white balaclavas, baseball caps and sunglasses.

One picture of the day, shared prominently on social media, shows a black woman sitting on a metro train surrounded by masked white men.

The group carried US and Confederate flags as it marched to a drum beat near the Capitol.

In a video posted on social media, two young men apparently associated with the group declared that the march was proof of the “total Aryan victory”.

According to videos posted on social media, members of the march chanted “Reclaim America” and “Life, liberty, victory!” » | Jörg Luyken | Sunday, July 5, 2026

This is what you get when you elect and then re-elect a racist and fascist as president. More especially when that fascist is a convicted criminal who is hell-bent on turning America white again! He is emboldening these despicable people to exercise their so-called fascist rights under the US Constitution. (Just because you can express your opinions doesn’t mean that you should, especially when other innocent people’s rights are threatened.) Trump is turning America and the rest of the world upside down. — © Mark Alexander

How the War on Terror Created the Age of Trump (W/ Matt Kennard) | The Chris Hedges Report

May 28, 2026 | Matt Kennard claims in his new book that the bipartisan War on Terror laid the groundwork for the Trump presidency and the rise of fascism. We now face the consequences of empowering extremists to the upper echelons of government power.

Steve Schmidt: Trump Will Answer for This

May 19, 2026 | While Pete Hegseth campaigns to destroy Thomas Massie, Trump will hand $1.8 billion of your tax dollars to the January 6th insurrectionists. Steve Schmidt breaks down how Trump's family has cashed in on their corruption while Americans have been cashed out.

Trump is a BLOODY DISGRACE! — © Mark Alexander

Former Republican Turned Anti-fascist Activist, Paul Lance exposes Trump’s Authoritarianism

May 11, 2026 | Former Republican turned anti-fascist activist, Paul Lance, joins Anthony Davis to expose Trump’s authoritarianism, racism and violence that attracts half of American voters to vote against their own best interests in their quest to ‘own the Libs’ - only on The Weekend Show.

ANTHONY DAVIS can be supported on Patreon here.

I Asked Germans about Trump. They All Said the Same Thing

Apr 21, 2026 | I spent several days in Berlin, Germany asking locals one simple question: What do you think about Donald Trump?


Strong language alert!

Sweeping Out Fascism

Father David explains.

The Impossible Promise: Are We Witnessing the Return of Fascism?

THE GUARDIAN: Some of today’s far right is openly violent and undemocratic – and even in its less extreme forms, far-right populism is a profound threat. But that doesn’t mean it is just a re-run of history

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EXTRACT:

Fascism emerged in the 20th century, amid societies that were scarred by the violence of the first world war and the instability, hunger and mass unemployment that trailed in its wake and where a growing workers’ movement threatened to wrest power from trad¬itional governing elites. In response to a feeling of national humiliation or betrayal, fascism promised national rebirth through the violent cleansing of enemies at home, and imperial conquest abroad, in return for abandoning democracy. Its base lay among the frustrated lower middle classes, but it rapidly gained cross-class support. Its supporters were organised into parties with uniformed paramilitary wings. They operated in what Paxton called an “uneasy but effective collaboration” with traditional governing elites, for whom fascism was a way to maintain order and crush the left. (Those elites were wrong: they saw fascism as their attack dog, but it ate them alive.)

Read the whole article, ‘The Long Read’, jere.

"Fahrenheit 11/9" - This Is How Fascism Starts | Michael Moore

Apr 7, 2026 | A scene from Michael Moore's 2018 film, "Fahrenheit 11/9." This sequence maps the rise of fascism in Nazi Germany onto the rise of fascism in the United States.

You Are Not Overreacting…

…this really is fascism.

Rutger Bregman: 10 Signs of Fascism. America Has All of Them.

Mar 10, 2026 | Historians are now using the F-word to describe what's happening in America. In this video, I explain why, why it matters, and what you can do.

The Five Stages of Fascism – Robert O. Paxton, Columbia University:

The Five Stafes of Fascism »

Rutger Bregman’s Other Essential Reading:

This is fascism: Fascism starts with talk, not tanks. With democratic elections, not a coup. And it takes hold thanks to people who think things won’t move quickly—until they do just that. »

Yes, It’s Fascism: Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. »

For more useful links to fight fascism, click here. Then click on 'more'.

Homosexuality in Europe between Two Dictatorships I PART 1 | SLICE Who | Reupload

Jan 19, 2026 | In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged.

Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

From small-town France to Parisian cabarets, his story reveals a hidden world rarely documented.

A portrait of queer life before repression returned. In 1920s Europe, before fascism reshaped the continent, a brief moment of freedom emerged. Through personal photos and journals, this documentary traces the life of Pilou, a young gay man discovering desire, identity, and artistic expression in the Roaring Twenties.

Documentary: Snapshots of History EP:20 Pierre Louis
”Pilou”, Homosexuality in the Interwar Years
Direction : Delphine Deloget
Production : Bonne Compagnie

No to Fascism

Father David enlarges on the dire situation re fascism in Trump’s dystopia, and before.

How Is Everyone Still Falling for This?

Feb 24, 2026 | How are people still falling for this fascism con? Why does it keep coming back, over and over again? Because we keep looking for its roots in the wrong spot. It's not some fringe idea buried in the woods. It's the concrete beneath our feet. The roads we drive down. The jobs we must take.

The rent we pay and the currency we use. We've been living in this pyramid scheme our whole lives. We can't see its roots through the pavement. First, we must break the concrete. Then, we can see the round earth again.

Steve Schmidt: Trump’s “Peace” Ends in War

Feb 20, 2026 | At the “Board of Peace” launch, Donald Trump praised dictators while American allies were nowhere to be seen. Steve Schmidt warns that Trump is more interested in war than peace, and that the consequences will be fatal.

Trump’s so-called ‘Board of Peace’ should be renamed as Trump’s ‘Board of Fascists’! What a load of bollocks! What a f***ing disgrace these people are to the free world. Who is paying for Orbán's billion dollar membership fee, I wonder. Hungarian taxpayers, I suppose. Trump has turned a once, rules-based world upside down. The world has been poisoned by him. Can there really be a god that is both loving and omnipotent? It seems to me that the existence of such a god is impossible, given what is going on in Trump's dystopic world. — © Mark Alexander

Is Fascism Coming to Britain?

Feb 18, 2026 | Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain paper on mass deportations is not just about migration, although that is its toxic superficial focus. It is also about power, law, and the kind of state we want to live in.

In this video, I explain why his proposals would require dismantling human rights law, rewriting the UK constitution, and creating a politics of hate that harms everyone and not just the millions of migrants he wants to expel from this country.

My suggestion is that we choose something else: a politics of care, investment, and social security that protects everyone's well-being. This is about the UK’s future.

What state do we want? Lowe's dystopian state of hate, or one where everyone can flourish?

Steve Schmidt: Love Will Defeat Trump’s Hate

Feb 9, 2026 | Bad Bunny shared a message of unity and hope at yesterday’s Super Bowl halftime show. Steve Schmidt urges Americans to choose love over indifference and fight Trump’s racism and fascism.

The Most Evil Speech Imaginable: Trump and Bukele at the National Prayer Breakfast

February 5, 2026

These people are WICKED and EVIL. Donald Trump is up there with Adolf Hitler! There is strong competition regarding who is worse, who, with Trump given time, is wickeder! — © Mark Alexander