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WARNING: Trump's Fascist Takeover Has Accelerated - Ruth Ben-Ghiat - Democracy Docket
Donald Trump’s second term is accelerating an authoritarian playbook at a speed the U.S. has never seen. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins Marc Elias to explain how expansionism, paramilitary policing, election sabotage, and propaganda mirror past fascist regimes, and why this moment is uniquely dangerous.
They also explore why resistance looks different today, how fear and humiliation are weaponized, and what comes next for American democracy. - 01/26/2026.