Former Labor Sec. Robert Reich asks if Gov. DeSantis’ last name is ‘officially a synonym for fascist’

Fox News ^ | August 24, 2022 | Joe Silverstein , Alexa Moutevelis

[lowbridge]

Robert Reich, who served as Secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration and is currently a Professor of Public Policy at University of California, Berkley, expressed interest on Tuesday in making the last name of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis an official synonym for "fascist."

Reich is not the first left-wing person to dub the governor a fascist. It has become a more common occurrence as DeSantis has increased his national profile, some think with an eye toward running for the presidency in 2024.

"The View's" Sunny Hostin previously called DeSantis a "fascist and a bigot," MSNBC host Joy Reid call him "an authoritarian on the fascist spectrum," Democrat strategist Fernand Amandi said DeSantis is "what fascism and autocracy sounds like," and liberal commentator Nathan Schneider claimed "DeSantis is following in the footsteps of every fascist regime throughout history."

Reich joined the fray tweeting as Florida primary voting was underway, "Just wondering if ‘DeSantis’ is now officially a synonym for ‘fascist.’"

[TheConservator]

Since he has a grandfather and a father, isn’t Robert Reich the “third Reich” himself?

[dragonblustar]

Says Robert the 3rd Reich.

[Ikeon]

The time for being polite to these a$$holes is so 2000ish. Doubling our efforts to be purposely nasty to the left will still take 15 years to even the score.

[Michael.SF.]

Stand up so we can hear you Reich.

What?

Oh, he is standing? My mistake..

[rightwingcrazy]

Name calling is something most of us master in Kindergarten. But then we grow up.

[Common Sense 101]

Reich, a double-threat guy... short and stupid. Try a dose of reality there Robbie, the Demonic Party is the only fascist political party operating in the U.S. today.

[skeeter]

This runt fraud is really begging for violence in the streets.

[rktman]

From an x-spurt in mini-fascists.

[Paladin2]

What a weak argument from an alleged genius academic.

Reich is a small man.

[1Old Pro]

I’d ask why is this guy’s head is popping up again in the news, but you can’t see him he’s such a runt.

[Col Frank Slade]

Reich never “grew up”.

[lurk]

Slander. It’s now the entree in the menu.

[SunkenCiv]

And then he started singing "hi ho, hi ho" and off to fake work he went.

[eyeamok]

Isn’t it telling how proud loyal members of the National Socialist Democrat Workers Party accuse others they disagree with of being in the National Socialist Workers Party???

[Dawgreg]

Is that little midget still blowing his mouth off?? I remember Rush had a ball with his name......Robert ReicccccHAH.....somebody else can do it better but that’s another Rushism we all remember.......;)

[DannyTN]

Someone named “Reich” asks this. What a projecting Nazi!!!

[packagingguy]

At first this seemed like something penned by the Babylon Bee, you’re right.

[NorthMountain]

Is Robert Reich the third Reich?

[joshua c]

robert reich(pronounced rike)?