“There is no doubt that Trump has authoritarian inclinations. His labelling of the press as the ‘enemy of the people,’ use of threat, … need for loyalty, humiliation of all those around him, and admiration of leaders who have stifled democracy, are merely some of the qualities that he has in common with authoritarians past and present.”

by | Nov 12, 2018 | Donald Trump

November 12, 2018 Quote from “Bernie Sanders says the ‘simple truth’ is Trump is an ‘authoritarian leader,’ and several experts tell INSIDER they largely agree,” article by John Haltiwanger in Business Insider Read the entire article at Business...

“We’re in a partly Berlusconi moment where….the spectacle of politics has taken over. And again, the big themes of conflicts of interest, of hiring family, of kleptocracy….It’s a debasement of civic life, of the tone of politics, of everything.”

by | Aug 15, 2018 | Donald Trump

Quote from an interview in Background Briefing with Ian Masters podcast on Berlusconi-Putin and Trump-Putin. The interview explores how America under the vulgarian Trump is beginning to resemble Italy under the scandal-plagued Berlusconi. August 15, 2018

“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.”

by | Jun 11, 2018 | Donald Trump, Interviews

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.