Authoritarianism Expert's Chilling Trump Warning: 'Violence Is His Political Project Now'
“It is the thing, besides his own victimhood, that he brings up the most," said Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
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“It is the thing, besides his own victimhood, that he brings up the most," said Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Trump in recent weeks encouraged Biden's impeachment because of his own impeachments and urged his party to shut down the U.S. government with the hope it would stall some of the criminal cases he faces.
Over the past two weeks, Donald Trump said shoplifters should be immediately shot, suggested the United States' top general be executed and mocked a political opponent's husband who was beaten with a hammer.
From his earliest days in public life, Trump has favored inflammatory language. But recent rhetoric parallels that of authoritarian regimes.
The rhetorical escalation on display in recent weeks is notable for its parallels to the hardline approaches that are hallmarks of authoritarian regimes that he has occasionally praised, such as the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin or North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un