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On the recordJanuary 4, 2022
Trump has followed an authoritarian rather than a democratic playbook as president. It is fitting he would end up like some of history`s best known autocrats, hunkered down in a safe space surrounded by his latest crop of unhinged loyalists, trying pathetically to escape the reality of his defeat.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses Trump's authoritarian approach during his presidency and his attempts to cling to power.

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