Yes it is.
I watched Jon Stewart's TDS piece yesterday and for once, the man horrified me. His arguments were:
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We gave Trump the power to use the constitution which grants him the right to do all the terrifying things he's done so far, therefore it's not fascism because it's constitutional, and we should react only when he crosses the line and he starts doing unconstitutional shit and nobody counters him using constitutional means. He even said "Don't blame the players, blame the Founding Fathers." - as if somehow playing dirty is okay because it's allowed.
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If we keep shouting "fascist" now that it's only a mild case, nobody will listen when the case gets more severe.
In other words, according to Stewart, we should wait until Trump and his henchmen become fascist enough to react and make noise.
What an asinine logic! Trump is fascist RIGHT NOW, AT FULL PELT! It's not because the constitution is broken and allows it that it's not fascism. Hitler too rose to power legally.
If you need proof, check for yourself whether the United States doesn't tick all the boxes.
Hint: it does perfectly, all 14 of them, without a single exception.