Also the New York Times: "We have to represent both sides so we are fair, it doesn't matter if one side are fascists, they're still deserving of being represented."
Also we should sanitize some stuff but not other stuff to make sure Americans from all camps can cheer for their team without being made to feel bad and possibly not consume media advertising.
Patriotism leads to xenophobia, in the medium run with a large population. Xenophobia leads to racism. That's not the same thing as fascism, but fascists are happy enough to take advantage of it.