Extremist rhetoric from rightwing media and officials is ‘intensifying’, experts say

Comparisons of Democrats to Nazis and suggestions thousands should be executed spark fears of violence

The extremist rhetoric from rightwing news networks and some elected Republicans is intensifying", experts have warned, after a Republican congressman compared Democrats to Nazis and a hard-right news host suggested tens of thousands of Americans should be executed.

Rightwing TV personalities, including Fox News' Tucker Carlson, and Republican politicians have seized every opportunity to rail against Democrats and liberals in recent months, with race increasingly coming to the fore.