Is Trump Behaving Like a Dictator — or Just Testing Democracy’s Limits?
8 September - 25 mins
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Newstalk Daily
Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President has been marked by mass firings, loyalty displays, and the use of federal power in ways that critics say cross the line into authoritarianism. In recent weeks, Trump has floated the idea of a third term, deployed the National Guard at home, and overseen ICE raids that historian Daniel Geary describes as efforts to “suppress democracy.”
Geary, the Mark Pigott Professor of U.S. History at Trinity College Dublin, argues that Trump is concentrating coercive power under a loyal executive, undermining the autonomy of states and local authorities. He points to the firing of senior officials as part of a wider strategy that has weakened civilian agencie...
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