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Cher nods in approval.

Via NY Times:

Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party presidential nominee, denounced Donald J. Trump on Tuesday as an authoritarian figure with little regard for the Constitution, intensifying his attacks on Mr. Trump as he seeks to challenge him on the right.

Mr. Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, said in an interview that he agreed with previous statements from his running mate, William F. Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, that Mr. Trump’s comments about immigrants echoed Nazi-era attacks against Jews. Mr. Weld, he said, had been “spot on” in his remarks. Asked if he considered Mr. Trump a fascist, Mr. Johnson said he did.

“It walks like a duck, quacks like a duck,” Mr. Johnson said. “Where’s the Constitution in all this?”

He added, “He’s saying horrible things.”

In some respects, Mr. Johnson’s criticism of Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee, lines up with Democratic attacks: Hillary Clinton and a host of her supporters have branded Mr. Trump as having dictatorial tendencies and ideas that are well outside the American mainstream.

But Mr. Johnson, who is seeking to reach 15 percent support in national polls to qualify for the presidential debates, also sharply criticized Mrs. Clinton on Tuesday. He described the activities of the Clinton Foundation as a “pay to play” scheme, whereby foundation officials sought donations from people seeking access to the government.

“It’s so blatant and it’s so obvious,” Mr. Johnson said.

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