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The despot's apprentice : Donald Trump's attack on democracy / Brian Klaas.

by Klaas, Brian P. (Brian Paul), 1986-

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Hot Books, 2017.

Trump, Donald, 1946-

United States. President (2017- : Trump).

Democracy -- United States.

Authoritarianism -- United States.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-

9781510735859 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Donald Trump's attack on democracy

xi, 324 pages ; 20 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-324).

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 world's dictators and despots. Trump'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 world's most powerful democracy. Trump's apprenticeship has serious consequences beyond the United States. His bizarre adoration and idolization of despotic strongmen, from Russia's Putin, to Turkey's Erdogan, or to the Philippines' Duterte - has transformed American foreign policy into a powerful cheerleader for some of the world's worst regimes. American journalist Brian Klaas is a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. He is a regular guest on MSNBC, CNN and CNBC. He currently lives in London, England.

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