Former President Donald Trump recently insisted that “fascists and communists” are really in charge at the White House after insulting President Joe Biden for not knowing where he is most of the time via Mediaite.
During a call-in to Fox & Friends on Super Tuesday, the former president alleged a predictable but still jarring conspiracy. However, the right-of-center Fox News morning show did not push back on his claims.
Co-hosts Lawrence Jones and Brian Kilmeade mostly asked softball questions and even appeared to be gushing at times, giving Trump a platform for his usual talking points. Kilmeade did point out that when it came to Israel, both he and President Joe Biden were basically on the same side.
Kilmeade: As you know, this president of the United States, when it comes to Israel, is getting protested. Now he seems to be turning on Israel. But the non-committed vote that Biden’s getting, they’re not going to like you either because you are firmly in Israel’s camp, correct? Are you on board with the way the IDF is taking the fight in Gaza?
Trump: You’ve got to finish the problem. You had a horrible invasion that took place. That would have never happened if I was president, by the way. As you know, Iran was broke, Brian. They were broke. They had no money for Hamas, for Hezbollah. They were broke. This would have never happened. And for another reason, they wouldn’t have done it to me. I guarantee you that. They did this because they have no respect for Biden, and frankly, they got soft. And what happened here is incredible. That should never have happened. Likewise, Russia would never have attacked Ukraine, never. You know it. Everybody knows it. And that wouldn’t have happened. This is all on Biden.
Kilmeade: Do you think the president’s in the process of abandoning Israel?
Trump: I do believe that, but I don’t think he knows where he is, frankly, I think you could, ask him a question right now, ask him the same question. I don’t think he knows what to say about many subjects, actually. It’s really the people that surround him. It’s the fascists and the communists that surround him. They’re making the calls, yet they’re calling the shots. He’s not calling the shots.
“Fascists” and “communists” are common political insults yet have little to do with one another in terms of actual government systems. While communism is a system based on a theory of economic equality and advocates for a classless society, fascism is a nationalistic, top-down system with rigid class roles that an all-powerful dictator rules.
Trump’s ill-informed insult on Biden did not receive any pushback from either Jones and Kilmeade.
