Thoughtful article. Well written. Personally, I think most people call him a fascist because of his fascination with and worship of Hitler. Anybody who thinks Hitler had it right, was brilliant, and someone to be admires and emulated is going to be called a fascist. The word itself has morphed beyond just being an ideology, it's used as a slur now.
You have to admit. A lot of his behavior is eerily similar to Hitler.