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Why Strongmen Leaders Manage Exits from Power Badly

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 10, 2020 | Authoritarianism

November 9, 2020, The Washington Post Read the full article at The Washington Post.

“Strongmen succeed by spinning tales of invincibility. Ordinary men might die, but Trump is able to survive.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Oct 14, 2020 | Interviews

The Washington Post, October 10, 2020 Read the full article “A Dear Leader Approach’: Trump’s Critics Compare His Shows Of Strength Around Coronavirus To Authoritarian Tactics” by David Nakamura in The Washington Post.

“Strongmen leaders incite crises so they can pose themselves as the law-and-order solution.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 4, 2020 | Donald Trump

Washington Post, August 30th, 2020 Read the full article “Great Patriots!: Trump Lavishes Praise On Supporters Amid Deadly Clashes With Social Justice Protesters” by David Nakamura, Matt Viser and Robert Klemko at The Washington Post.

“A leader like Trump sees any questioning as a challenge, as a threat to his power.”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Apr 10, 2020 | Donald Trump, Interviews

Quoted in “Coronavirus crisis highlights Trump’s resistance to criticism – and his desire for fervent praise.” article by Ashley Parker and Anne Gearan in The Washington Post April 8, 2020 Read the rest of the article at The Washington...

“Staring Down Impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions,”

by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Sep 28, 2019 | Donald Trump, Interviews

Article by Philip Rucker in The Washington Post September 28, 2019 Donald Trump is not the first American president staring down impeachment to nurse a deep sense of persecution and self-pity. But he is the first to broadcast that mentality to the world. In...
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