Authoritarianism skilled Ruth Ben-Ghiat and conservative legal professional George Conway on Wednesday issued dire warnings about what to anticipate from President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House.
During a dialogue with MSNBC’s Joy Reid, the duo cautioned about unchecked govt energy whereas speaking concerning the announcement from FBI Director Christopher Wray that he plans to resign earlier than Trump’s second time period begins. The transfer means Wray received’t face being fired by the returning POTUS, who has picked loyalist Kash Patel to steer the company.
“I wish he had not done that,” stated Conway of Wray’s resignation plan. Wray ought to have allowed himself to be fired by Trump to “illustrate how extraordinary this situation is,” the lawyer defined.
Ben-Ghiat, the writer of “Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present,” in the meantime, talked about witnessing a collapse of checks and balances.
“The core definition of authoritarianism is that the executive overwhelms the other branches of government and all checks on power and the situation of the president, or head of state, are removed,” she stated.
“This is actually something called personalist rule. It’s a type of authoritarian where you have a very strong one person […] and the purpose of the party and ultimately government is to solve the legal and financial and other problems of the leader. And so everybody becomes a personal tool to the leader and that’s what is happening now. Everybody is folding to his will,” she stated.
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