Here's an interesting discussion with paleoconservative Paul Gottfried about fascism and whether Trump fits.
It opens with a discussion of how the term has become a meaningless epithet.
According to Gottfried, paraphrasing: Fascism consists of an appeal to revolutionary nationalism, a view of the nation a organic not pluralistic, rooted in a historical and, less so, biological reality (more so Nazism), appeal to a corporate state, almost looks like a neo-medieval Catholic concept of the state, and an appeal to a leader seen to embody the spirit of the nation, a rejection of liberal parliamentary government....
After 19 minutes discussing historical fascism, they turn to Trump.
There's in interesting part about the distinction between authoritarian and totalitarian according to definitions by Jeane Kirkpatrick and Hannah Arendt. In short, the former control behavior, the latter thought. --Hayek argued the former affords more protection of liberty.
Here's the discussion:
Why Trump Is Not a Fascist.