He is a Fascist not a Socialist. He can take his VAT and stick it where the sun don’t shine. F this guy he is an a**hole and not even an American citizen.
Fascism, Socialism, Communism, Marxism, they’re all from the same general branch of ideas.
Fascists are just socialists that pretend people actually own private property. They have no problem with the state running companies overtly or through mountains of government regulation. One way or the other the state controls your business.