Trump is “Edging Towards Authoritarianism,” Says Brookings’ West

Thursday, May 11, 2017

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Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution's Darrell West warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump is "edging towards authoritarianism," in a sweeping interview with GoLocal News Editor Kate Nagle on GoLocal LIVE. 

West spoke to his "four possible scenarios" for a Trump presidency, as outlined immediately following the election in November -- and how he is leaning towards the last category. 

Trump is "Edging Towards Authoritarianism," says Brookings' West.

"The category seemed least likely was Trump becoming an authoritarian leader...[because] there were countervailing pressures from Congress, courts, universities, business leaders - it didn't strike me as a likely outcome," said West. 

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"What people should watch is a variety of things...his attacks on news media, how is he handling [the] judiciary, is he going to go after the FBI, domestic opponents," continued West. "It's actually disturbing the number of those indications that Trump has started to edge towards authoritarian."

 

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