The ones who argued a war with Nazi Germany and Italy, and actually defeated European fascism, or some others fascist-loving New Dealers besides those?
The only thing even approaching this is _arguably_ Hugh Johnson, a general put in charge of the short-lived Nat'l Recovery Act: TIME had a photo of him in a parade reviewing stand supposedly doing a "seig heil" salute, which Johnson went to his grave claiming was sleazy and disingenuous. Frances Perkins, the Sec'y of Labor, a key New Dealer, and anti-fascist, reportedly told FDR she was worried Johnson was enamored of fascism, as a warning. The guy got sacked, but protested that he never had any like of the fascist ideology, that, let's face it, FDR's administration helped militarily destroy.
This is the kind of nutball historical revisionism of the New Deal/FDR tat for some reason is so rampant today. The fringe right always thinks Dem presidents are "fascist" for some reason.
-B.
farmelantj at juno.com wrote:
"It's no secret that many of FDR's brain trusters found inspiration in what Mussolini was doing at that time in Italy."