The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy

The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy

â€[A] primer on the threat to democracy posed byâ€”and I canâ€™t believe Iâ€™m saying thisâ€”the current president of the United States.â€
â€”David Litt, New York Times bestselling author

Donald Trump isnâ€™t a despot. But he is increasingly acting like The Despotâ€™s Apprentice, an understudy in authoritarian tactics that threaten to erode American democracy, including:
Attacking the press
Threatening rule of law by firing those who investigate his alleged wrongdoings
Using nepotism to staff the White House
and countless other techniques

Donald Trump is borrowing tactics from the worldâ€™s dictators and despots. Trumpâ€™s fascination with the military, his obsession with his own cult of personality, and his deliberate campaign to blur the line between fact and falsehood are nothing new to the world of despots. But they are new to the United States. With each authoritarian tactic or tweet, Trump poses a unique threat to democratic government in the worldâ€™s most powerful democracy.

At the same time, Trumpâ€™s apprenticeship has serious consequences beyond the United States. His bizarre adoration and idolization of despotic strongmenâ€”from Russiaâ€™s Putin, to Turkeyâ€™s Erdogan, or to the Philippinesâ€™ Duterteâ€”has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the worldâ€™s worst regimes.

In The Despotâ€™s Apprentice, an ex-US campaign advisor who has sat with the worldâ€™s dictators explains Donald Trumpâ€™s increasingly authoritarian tactics and how Trump uniquely threatens American democracy... and how to save it from him.
Country USA
Manufacturer Hot Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-11-14
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Hot Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-11-14
Format	Kindle eBook

The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy

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