Trump's former chief of staff says Donald prefers the “dictator” approach

John Kelly, White House chief of staff during former President Donald Trump's administration, says the Republican presidential nominee prefers a “dictatorial approach” to governing.

Kelly, a retired U.S. Marine general who was Trump's longest-serving chief of staff, recounted it The New York Times In an interview published on Tuesday, he said his old boss was a “fascist” and probably aspired to become a dictator.

“If you look at the definition of fascism, it is a far-right authoritarian, ultra-nationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, violent suppression of opposition, and belief in a natural social hierarchy.” said Kelly.

“In my experience, those are certainly the things that (Trump) believes would work better in terms of running America… He certainly falls into the general definition of fascist,” he continued. “He certainly prefers the dictatorial approach to government.”

Kelly also said it was “a very dangerous thing when the wrong person is elected to high office” and declined to support either Trump or Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in next month's presidential election.

This is a developing story and will be updated with more information.