rhetoric and his critics disagreed with him and saw him as unfit to run the country. the end result, the longest serving prime minister. served for nine years until 2011 when eu leaders forced him to resign. while the parallels are apt, there are key differences. while trump seemed to steamroll the party berlusconi founded his own party. the most crucial distinction, berlusconi analogies are compelling in many ways but italy doesn't have nuclear weapons. in a piece from september 2015 entitled donald trump is america's silvio berlusconi she wrote it would be a terrible mistake for america's political establishment to dismiss trump's political appeal and presume him unelectable. start by explaining where you see the pair are legrallels tha