DNC chair: Trump administration trying to 'march' US 'toward full-on fascism'

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Tuesday that the Trump administration is trying to “march” the U.S. “toward full-on fascism.”

“What we're seeing right now is just a full-on attempt by this authoritarian regime to march us toward full-on fascism, and we have to stand up right now in this moment as Democrats,” Martin said on MSNBC’s “The Weeknight.”

“My job is to call it like it is, and what we're seeing right now out of this administration is a cover-up at every step of the way. Donald Trump's trying to avoid any accountability as it relates to [Jeffrey] Epstein, of course,” Martin continued.

In recent months, Trump has faced backlash from Democrats over multiple controversies, including his administration’s handling of files related to Epstein, a convicted sex offender, as well as the president's use of federal force in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, and his firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"He's done everything he could over the years to create this conspiracy theory that there's a deep state that's hiding things from the American public, well, guess what? Donald Trump is the deep state," Martin said Tuesday evening.

Democrats have struggled to come back from their losses in last November’s election, with different factions of the party arguing over how to rebuild. The party has also received negative feedback from Americans.

According to new polling from The Wall Street Journal, the Democratic Party was viewed negatively by 63 percent of American voters. In a polling average from Decision Desk HQ, the party currently has a 51.5 percent unfavorability rating.

“There is a fascist in the White House—and we have to throw out our old playbook,” Martin said in a Tuesday post on the social platform X. “Democrats cannot be the only party that's playing by the rules anymore.”

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.