Chuck Schumer: “Well, first, thank you. And I do have a question for you. I want to commend you for your fortitude and your strength on…”

“Well, first, thank you. And I do have a question for you. I want to commend you for your fortitude and your strength on a subject that is so important to the future of this country--not only for our generation but for our grandchildren. We need a democracy. And my question is this: In many authoritarian regimes there are many characteristics, and we see a lot of this happening in Hungary, in fact, with Orban. Orban has had his friends take over the media. Orban has used the prosecutorial authorities as a weapon, as Trump has turned our whole Justice Department into an attack dog to go after his enemies and help his friends. And we see this in so many other countries. Now there are many people in the United States that say it can't happen here, and our roots of democracy are stronger and deeper, certainly, than Hungary's, but the danger is real. And could my friend--and I respect what he has done all night. Could my friend just elaborate on the question: It is different here, but why can we not be complacent when we have seen what happens in other countries like Hungary, like Turkey, and, of course, in even more severe dictatorships? When people say it won't happen here, why should we--even though we are different, why should Americans from every political corner-- Democrat, Republican, liberal, conservative--be fighting this authoritarian rise in this country, led by Donald Trump, who, as you said, wants to be King?”