Trump in the Autocratic Trap: Historian Warns He’s Repeating a Destructive Pattern
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Autocracy expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat argues that Donald Trump is repeating a long-running autocrat’s mistake by overinflating his own image, cutting himself off from expert feedback, pushing unvetted policies, and doubling down, a pattern that historically leads to public disillusionment and erodes support, with Mussolini and Putin cited as historical parallels.
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