SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Donald Trump is not as dumb as he looks. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins us today with a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves. Support independent journalism: https://newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-youtube Join our free newsletter: https://hubs.ly/Q03jcbrc0 Strongmen by Run Ben-Ghiat https://ruthbenghiat.com/strongmen/ Ben-Ghiat's Substack: https://lucid.substack.com/ Follow Democracy Docket: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/democracydocket.com Instagram⁠: https://instagram.com/democracydocket Facebook⁠: https://facebook.com/democracydocket X/Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/DemocracyDocket TikTok⁠: https://tiktok.com/@democracydocket Threads: https://www.threads.net/@democracydocket Shop Democracy Docket merch: https://store.democracydocket.com #MarcElias #politics #democracy #news

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