“Trump has been saying for a long time things like, ‘I am the only one who matters,’” Ben-Ghiat said. “The idea that his instincts are what guide him and he doesn’t need any experts is part of this … That’s all typical of the authoritarian way of doing things.”

Quote from “Going it Alone: Trump Increasingly Relies on Unilateral Action to Wield Power,” article by Ashley Parker in The Washington Post. June 11, 2018 Read the entire article at the Washington Post.