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- For years, Donald Trump has been condemned for fiery rhetoric that critics say sounds authoritarian.
- Lately, his speeches have had even more overtly fascist themes, an expert on extremism told BI.
- Peter Simi, who testified against Trump, explained why people seem numb to his increasingly violent remarks.
In recent weeks, Donald Trump has doubled and even tripled down on the charged rhetoric that critics have lamented sounds like it's coming from the mouth of an authoritarian leader as opposed to a candidate for president of a democracy.