Interview Archive: Donald Trump
“How do Trump’s behaviors continue authoritarian traditions?”
Slate Trumpcast, December 21, 2019
“Authoritarian governance is all about avoiding accountability and removing anyone who thinks differently.”
Business Insider, May 19, 2020
“A leader like Trump sees any questioning as a challenge, as a threat to his power.”
The Washington Post, April 8, 2020
“Trump is leading a personality cult, which in keeping with how authoritarian regimes have historically taken power, is consuming the American government.”
The Chauncey DeVega Show Podcast, January 9, 2020
“The idea of shooting migrants comes up in his rallies… Trump laughed it off.”
ABC News, January 9, 2020
A Historical Lens on Trump’s Authoritarianism
December 21, 2019
Virginia Heffernan interviews Ruth about seeing Donald Trump through an authoritarian lens, a deeper look at mafia culture, and how Trumpism will one day fall.
“Stephen Miller is a quiet extremist – the most dangerous kind.”
The Guardian, December 4, 2019
Dean Obedaillah Show, Sirius XM 10-01-2019
“This is more of Trump’s Politics of Apocalypse.”
“Staring Down Impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions,”
Washington Post, September 28, 2019
“Their cult of victimization is part of their persona…It’s how they justify lashing out.”
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