"Paxton had long avoided a "facile and polemical use of the fascist label" for Donald Trump, rather preferring "a more unemotional term, such as oligarchy or plutocracy." However, Paxton's assessment had changed by the 2021 publication of an opinion article on Newsweek in which Paxton characterized Trump's comments before the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol – which to Paxton "crosses a red line" – as the deciding factor in changing his view.[19]"

via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Paxton