During a town hall on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president in the 2024 election, said she agreed with assessments made by former Trump administration officials that Republican nominee Donald Trump is a fascist.

Harris was asked the question during a CNN town hall, which was originally supposed to be a second debate between her and the GOP ex-president.

The question was prompted by recent comments from former Trump chief of staff John Kelly, who described Trump’s desire for the kind of Nazi-era German generals that Adolf Hitler had. Kelly also said that Trump “falls into the general definition of fascist.”

Questioned over whether she agreed with Kelly’s assertions, Harris answered in the affirmative.

“Yes, I do. Yes I do,” she said.

Q: Do you think Donald Trump is a fascist?

Vice President Harris: Yes I do pic.twitter.com/qJa2RGDyWE

She went on to say that if Trump became president for a second time, he would not be surrounding himself with trustworthy people.

“[Kelly is] putting out a 911 call to the American people,” Harris said. “Understand what could happen if Donald Trump were back in the White House. And this time we must take very seriously [that] those folks who knew him best and who were career people are not going........

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