US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order at the Oval Office earlier this month.
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US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order at the Oval Office earlier this month.
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Is the United States leading to autocracy?
This is a question that is inspired by a stable stream of executive orders, which demands to strengthen power in the White House and increase long -organized policies and norms.
The author of New York Times opinion M. Gasan lived in autocracy through the slide of Russia, and wrote a book about it.
He argues that Vladimir Putin had one of the ways to consolve power… creating a series of arguments that looked derogatory at the time – like the idea that LGBT’s population was a threat to Russian sovereignty.
The second term of President Donald Trump has been marked by a link to policy proposals which was unimaginable in any other administration.
Even if they do not go anywhere, they are re -shaping the boundaries of our democracy.
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The episode was produced by Mia Venkat and Connor Donavan. It was edited by Courtney Doring and Nadia Lansi. Our executive manufacturer is Sami Yenigun.
