Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump Has Been ‘Extremely Successful in Marketing Dictatorship to People’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MOHYELDIN Ruth ░░░░░░░░ have talked about this ░░░░░░░░ posted this on X ░░░░░░░░ response to the piece ░░░░░░░░ Trump has been conditioning ░░░░░░░░ for years to desire ░░░░░░░░ rule with him as ░░░░░░░░ dictator Unlike 2016 Trump ░░░░░░░░ brazenly being autocratic in ░░░░░░░░ desires He is speaking ░░░░░░░░ openly about it that ░░░░░░░░ is almost ridiculous that ░░░░░░░░ he is reelected and ░░░░░░░░ does institute these authoritarian ░░░░░░░░ or becomes a dictator ░░░░░░░░ I believe he will ░░░░░░░░ anyone can point to ░░░░░░░░ and say we didn ░░░░░░░░ know what does his ░░░░░░░░ confidence tell us about ░░░░░░░░ we are as a ░░░░░░░░ right now Ben GHIAT ░░░░░░░░ tells us that he ░░░░░░░░ been extremely successful in ░░░░░░░░ dictatorship to people marketing ░░░░░░░░ as something positive but ░░░░░░░░ people who fought in ░░░░░░░░ 6th as heroes They ░░░░░░░░ have their own sacred ░░░░░░░░ He has also marketed ░░░░░░░░ dictators to us as ░░░░░░░░ stars like Xi Jinping ░░░░░░░░ this is going on ░░░░░░░░ of times and so ░░░░░░░░ conditioning Americans He is ░░░░░░░░ marketer and a propagandist ░░░░░░░░ has conditioned Americans to ░░░░░░░░ authoritarian leaders as superior ░░░░░░░░ also democracy is failing ░░░░░░░░ is anarchic corrupt elections ░░░░░░░░ corrupt as they happen ░░░░░░░░ a democracy So all ░░░░░░░░ this is a great ░░░░░░░░ of emotional and psychological ░░░░░░░░ of Americans and it ░░░░░░░░ paying off right now.”