Politics: Trump’s Obsession with Autocrat Viktor Orbán Explained

from The John Johnston Lounge · host John Johnston

John Johnston (JJ) reacts to authoritarian expert Anne Applebaum, who discusses with The Bulwark’s Tim Miller how the Trump administration has been copying the increasingly authoritarian playbook of Viktor Orbán in Hungary.Related episodes:What Authoritarians Have in Common & How to Build A Resistance https://youtu.be/5cnBHlXLkkUIt's Time to Confront the Reality of Fascism in America https://youtu.be/LZ8t67NBpWQComparison: Trump’s America vs 1930s Fascist Germany https://youtu.be/GaaGnRVz3yEReferenced video:Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcasthttps://youtu.be/fkW_UU_BBaY

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