And naturally of course, all these littler less important fascists saw Trump doing exactly what Johnson and GOP leadership told them not to do and went "well fuck that, if Donnie gets to be as racist as he wants to be Imma be my authentic racist ass self too."
There are no upsides to Trump and a fascist movement in our society, but I do on some level appreciate not having to explain WHY they're racists to folks who don't know shit anymore. "Just read what they said my dude. Wtf?"