by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 25, 2019 | Donald Trump And the GOP, Forecasts, Writing
GQ, July 29, 2019 To many, it felt like a threshold had been passed on Wednesday night at Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina. When the president brought up Minnesota Democratic representative Ilhan Omar, the crowd chanted, “Send Her Back!... by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jan 30, 2019 | Donald Trump And the GOP, Writing
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by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Feb 8, 2018 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN.com, February 8, 2018 (CNN) President Donald Trump loves a good show, especially if he’s the protagonist. He’s the first POTUS to have starred in his own reality television series, and, with President Ronald Reagan (a former actor), arguably the...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Dec 9, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
Former President Barack Obama was right to speak out Thursday at the Economic Club of Chicago to warn Americans about the fragility of our democracy. Signs abound that our freedoms are under siege, not only from foreign enemies such as Vladimir Putin but also from...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Nov 30, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
The Washington Post, November 30, 2017 Many have sought to diagnose President Trump’s mental health from afar, depicting him as delusional, narcissistic or a madman. Such an approach is understandable, since many of us struggle to make sense of his...
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat | Jul 2, 2017 | Donald Trump And the GOP
CNN.com, July 2, 2017 We will remember 2017 as the year patriotism started to acquire a new vitality and force among Democrats — and the year that the GOP lost control of its narrative. We have President Donald Trump to thank for both of these things. Over the...
