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Subject: WANNABE DICTATOR
Trump is the X factor in the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal. He's already tipping the scales
8 Dec 2025 Brian Stelter. CNN.
Trump teases 2028 run with new slogan
28 Nov 2025 David Badash. Alternet.
Trump's Habitual Charges of 'Treason' Reflect His Authoritarian Impulses
26 Nov 2025 Jacob Sullum. Reason.
Donald Trump's path to authoritarian rule is wide open
13 Nov 2025 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Trump's third term talk is a 'grave threat' to 'survival' of Constitution: ex-prosecutor
5 Nov 2025 Alex Henderson. Alternet.
Opinion: Trump gives away the game if you know where to find the clues
4 Nov 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
Opinion: 'He tricked me': Anger as Trump finally says the quiet part out loud
30 Oct 2025 Michael Signorile, The Signorile Report. Alternet.
"Don't close the book on him": Tuberville says Trump could serve third term
28 Oct 2025 Alex Galbraith. Salon.
George Will rips 'anti-constitutional' Trump's 'unapologetic unilateralism'
29 Oct 2025 Alex Henderson. Alternet.
Why we should take Trump's third-term tease seriously
28 Oct 2025 Zachary B. Wolf. CNN.
Trump news at a glance: president floats a third term as Democrats vow `no way in hell'
28 Oct 2025 Staff. The Guardian.
A third term for Trump would be unconstitutional. Here's why
27 Oct 2025 David Smith. The Guardian.
Burnin' Down the House Unlocked
25 Oct 2025 Maureen Dowd. New York Times.
Maher invokes Trump third term rumors amid ballroom construction: `He's not leaving'
25 Oct 2025 Ryan Mancini. The Hill.
Bannon Claims `There Is a Plan' for Trump to Run for a Third Term
24 Oct 2025 Chris Cameron. New York Times.
'Have to play a different game': Scholar offers one simple way to beat Trump
8 Oct 2025 Lesley Abravanel. Alternet.
Trump's War on America Is Expanding
6 Oct 2025 Alex Shepard. The New Republic.
`Bow to the Emperor': We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency Unlocked
6 Oct 2025 Emily Bazelon. New York Times.
Trump vows to impose his will in city crackdowns and government shutdown
6 Oct 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
Trump's phony war on Venezuela - and his larger war on reality
5 Oct 2025 Andrew O'hehir. Salon.
Donald Trump's most authoritarian week yet
20 Sep 2025 Andrew Perez. Rolling Stone.
Massive banners with Trump's face are adorning some federal buildings in
20 Sep 2025 Camila DeChalus. CNN.
All Donald Trump requires is total fealty - and no opposition
19 Sep 2025 Brian Karem. Salon.
Trump's threat to target `radical left' after Kirk killing raises fears he's trying to silence his foes
17 Sep 2025 Chris Megerian, et a. Associated Press.
Trump's Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism
17 Sep 2025 John Ganz. The Nation.
Trump threatens Chicago with apocalyptic force and Pritzker calls him a `wannabe dictator'
6 Sep 2025 Will Weissert. Associated Press.
'Classic dictator': Experts sound alarm over Trump's 'performative authoritarianism'
1 Sep 2025 Ailia Zehra. Alternet.
Trump: `Would not bother me' to see Comey, Brennan arrested
31 Aug 2025 Sarah Fortinsky. The Hill.
As America implodes, Trump can do anything he wants
31 Aug 2025 Brian Karem. Salon.
'Sign up to be a brown shirt': Expert blasts 'wanna-be-dictator' Trump's new executive order
31 Aug 2025 Stephen Prager. Alternet.
Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump's Attacks on Science
31 Aug 2025 William J. Broad. New York Times.
Don't be fooled by Trump's dictatorship jokes
29 Aug 2025 Heather Digby Parton. Salon.
Trump fires Democratic member of Surface Transportation Board ahead of huge rail merger decision
28 Aug 2025 Josh Funk. Associated Press.
Trump aims high in bid to impose ultimate power
27 Aug 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
Deploy National Guard to Chicago? Trump Says He Has `The Right to Do Anything I Want to Do'
26 Aug 2025 Chris Cameron. New York Times.
Trump Just Said Exactly What a Dictator Would Say
26 Aug 2025 Edith Olmsted. The New Republic.
"Wake Up": George Conway Issues Stark Warning About Trump
27 Aug 2025 Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling. The New Republic.
Trump Wants to Send the National Guard to Chicago. It's Clear What This Is Really About
26 Aug 2025 Matt Watkins. Slate.
Dictator for a Day. a Month. Years?
26 Aug 2025 Andrew Egger, et al. The Bulwark.
Fed governor's firing shows that Trump is beyond all restraint
26 Aug 2025 Heather Digby Parton. Salon.
Trump Pulls From Dictator Playbook and Hangs Giant Banner of His Face
25 Aug 2025 Robert Mccoy. The New Republic.
Trump: `A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator'
25 Aug 2025 Ryan Bort. Rolling Stone.
Trump hails summer of power, `victories'
22 Aug 2025 Alexis Simendinger, Kristina Karisch. The Hill.
Trump's presidential philosophy is government by shakedown
22 Aug 2025 Steven Greenhouse. The Guardian.
Trump Thinks He Is the C.E.O. of Everything. Awesome.
13 Aug 2025 Bill Saporito. New York Times.
Why Trump Always Wants a Crisis
13 Aug 2025 Jamelle Bouie. New York Times.
Opinion: Trump's catastrophic collapse is real - and he may take us all down with him
13 Aug 2025 Thom Hartmann. Alternet.
Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO to hire a new economist after bank says consumers will pay bulk of tariff costs
12 Aug 2025 Elisabeth Buchwald. CNN.
Trump's D.C. Takeover Was Actually Years In the Making
11 Aug 2025 Nitish Pahwa. Slate.
Trump has been on a roll for the ages - but blowback could be looming
11 Aug 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
President Midas' Terrible Touch
9 Aug 2025 Maureen Dowd. New York Times.
Trump orders federal law enforcement to patrol DC
7 Aug 2025 Regina Zilbermints. The Hill.
Trump's Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook
3 Aug 2025 Peter Baker. New York Times.
Trump fires statistics chief after soft jobs report
1 Aug 2025 Nick Niedzwiadek, Sam Sutton. Politico.
Immunity for me, not for thee: Trump's flip on prosecuting former presidents
23 Jul 2025 Aaron Blake. CNN.
Wielding influence and fear, Trump is most powerful president in decades
22 Jul 2025 Alexander Bolton. The Hill.
Why Can Trump Sue You, But You Can't Sue Him?
22 Jul 2025 Ankush Khardori. Politico.
Trump thinks he can take away citizenship from anyone he doesn't like
12 Jul 2025 Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng. Rolling Stone.
Trump vows to `HIT' any protester who spits on police. He pardoned those did far worse on Jan. 6
9 Jun 2025 Nicholas Riccardi. Associated Press.
Trump's troop deployment is a warning sign for what comes next, legal scholars fear
9 Jun 2025 Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein. Politico.
Trump's military parade doubles as a birthday party
28 May 2025 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Trump orders the government to stop enforcing rules he doesn't like
18 May 2025 Maxine Joselow, et al. Washington Post.
Army to place large metal plates on DC streets to protect them from tanks during June parade
16 May 2025 Associated Press. Politico.
Most say Trump serious about Canada, Greenland, third term
29 Apr 2025 Filip Timotija. The Hill.
American Battleground: Trump dreams of empire while struggling to keep some promises
27 Apr 2025 Tom Foreman. CNN.
How Trump Worship Took Hold in Washington
21 Apr 2025 Antonia Hitchens. The New Yorker.
Constitutional Expert Warns How Trump Really Could Get Third Term
4 Apr 2025 Jasmine Venet. Daily Beast.
The compromise that might make risking a third Trump term worth it
3 Apr 2025 Ian Ayres. Washington Post.
Take Trump's Third-Term Threats Seriously
3 Apr 2025 Matt Ford. The New Republic.
White House studying cost of Greenland takeover, long in Trump's sights
1 Apr 2025 Lisa Rein, et al. Washington Post.
How Trump Could Snatch a Third Term - Despite the 22nd Amendment
31 Jan 2025 James Romoser. Politico.
Trump says he's `not joking' about a possible third term
30 Mar 2025 Tara Suter. The Hill.
Trump says `there are methods' for seeking a third term, adding that he's `not joking'
30 Mar 2025 Alejandra Jaramillo. CNN.
Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president
30 Mar 2025 Chris Megerian. Associated Press.
Trump's Team Believes He Is an Elected Dictator
28 Mar 2025 Ed Kilgore. Intelligencer.
Donald Trump is making a risky gamble to dominate the Americas
16 Mar 2025 Robert Muggah. Globe And Mail.
Trump Wants to Be President for Life-and He's Already Preparing for It
24 Feb 2025 Michael Tomasky. The New Republic.
Fit for a king? Trump moves challenge world order and U.S. bureaucracy.
23 Feb 2025 Dan Balz. Washington Post.
Trump talks of a third term amid growing concerns about a constitutional crisis
21 Feb 2025 Brakkton Booker. Politico.
Trump signs order to claim power over independent agencies
18 Feb 2025 Megan Messerly, Bob King. Politico.
Trump appears to channel Napoleon in vision for executive authority: `He who saves his Country does not violate any Law'
16 Feb 2025 Betsy Klein, et al. CNN.
Trump's illegitimate power grab brings US closer to dictatorship
13 Feb 2025 Robert Tait. The Guardian.
Trump's power grabs will go on until someone stops him - and that's not happening soon
6 Feb 2025 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
How Trump Could Snatch a Third Term - Despite the 22nd Amendment
31 Jan 2025 James Romoser. Politico.
Trump Asks Mike Johnson if He'll Allow Prez a Third Term
27 Jan 2025 William Vaillancourt. Daily Beast.
Tennessee Republican proposes amendment to allow Trump to serve third term
24 Jan 2025 Filip Timotija. The Hill.
Amid Talk of Fascism, Trump's Threats and Language Evoke a Grim Past
27 Oct 2024 Peter Baker. New York Times.
More Former Trump Officials Warn He Wants to Rule Like a Dictator
25 Oct 2024 Nikki Mccann Ramirez. Rolling Stone.
Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead of pivotal debate
8 Sep 2024 Michael Goldberg, et al. Associated Press.
Trump threatens to jail adversaries in escalating rhetoric ahead
7 Sep 2024 Michael Goldberg, Associated Press. ABC.
Donald Trump: `Sometimes You Need a Strongman'
5 Sep 2024 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Trump Proposes Ban on Criticizing Pro-Trump Judges
19 Aug 2024 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Donald Trump's debate rout feeds his dictatorial desires
3 Jul 2024 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
"A blueprint for a Trump autocracy": Authoritarianism expert on which global dictators Trump models
28 Mar 2024 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
`Bloodbath,' `Vermin,' `Dictator' for a Day: A Guide to Trump's Fascist Rhetoric
25 Mar 2024 Tim Dickinson. Rolling Stone.
"He'll never leave": Why Trump's dynasty, built on corruption and violence, won't end with him
22 Mar 2024 Dean Obeidallah. Salon.
Bolton says Trump wants to be treated like North Korean leader: `Get ready'
20 Mar 2024 Lauren Irwin. The Hill.
Trump Apparently Has a List of Things He Loves About Adolf Hitler
11 Mar 2024 Tori Otten. The New Republic.
Trump Already Tried Orb n's Most-Effective Weapon Against Democracy
11 Mar 2024 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Former advisers sound the alarm that Trump praises despots in private and on the campaign trail
11 Mar 2024 Jim Sciutto. CNN.
Trump praises `fantastic' Viktor Orb n while hosting Hungarian autocrat at Mar-a-Lago for meeting and concert
9 Mar 2024 Kristen Holmes, Andrew Millman. CNN.
Trump Claims He Was Kidding About Being a `Dictator'
4 Feb 2024 Gideon Hess. Rolling Stone.
Trump's Secret Plan to Expand Presidential Immunity To `King George' Levels
29 Jan 2024 Asawin Suebsaeng, Adam Rawnsley. Rolling Stone.
Trump Can't Be Dictator on `Day One' - Or in a Second Term. Here's Why.
28 Jan 2024 Asli Aydintasbas. Politico.
Trump is already flexing strongman power in the GOP
26 Jan 2024 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
`You're right,' Trump tells supporter calling for '12 years of Trump'
23 Jan 2024 Miranda Nazzaro. The Hill.
Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator?
22 Jan 2024 David Freedlander. Intelligencer.
Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator?
22 Jan 2024 David Freedlander. Intelligencer.
Trump II: How Bad It Could Be
11 Jan 2024 David Corn. Mother Jones.
The "Chosen One": Why experts say a new campaign ad from Trump signals impending violence
12 Jan 2024 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Donald Trump is possessed by a fascist mania
8 Jan 2024 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Voters Are the Last Line of Defense Against a Trump Dictatorship
6 Jan 2024 David Rothkopf. Daily Beast.
Trump shares cryptic `dictatorship' word cloud on Truth Social
26 Dec 2023 Eric Bazail-Eimil. Politico.
Trump: `I'm not a student of Hitler'
22 Dec 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Trump Has Always Wanted to Be King. The Supreme Court Should Rid Him of That Delusion
19 Dec 2023 Kate Shaw. New York Times.
Trump repeats anti-immigrant tirade, denies reading Hitler
19 Dec 2023 Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing. Politico.
`Trump Knows What He's Doing': The Creator of Godwin's Law Says the Hitler Comparison if Apt
19 Dec 2023 Calder McHugh. Politico.
Cheney says Trump would appoint lawyers to `blow through many of the guardrails of our Constitution' if reelected
18 Dec 2023 Lauren Sforza. The Hill.
More than half of voters think Trump will act like a dictator if elected: Poll
18 Dec 2023 Jared Gans. The Hill.
Trump Channels Hitler With `Poison the Blood' Reference at Dictator-Friendy Rally
16 Dec 2023 Althea Legaspi. Rolling Stone.
Trump recirculates Hitler rhetoric at campaign event in New Hampshire
16 Dec 2023 Kelly Mcclure. Salon.
Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban
16 Dec 2023 Isaac Arnsdorf. Washington Post.
Trump plots his return: Pardons, payoffs and payback
16 Dec 2023 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
`Dictator' Trump Plans to Deploy Massive Number of Troops on U.S. Soil
14 Dec 2023 Adam Rawnsley, Asawin Suebsaeng. Rolling Stone.
Trump backers laugh off, cheer `dictator' comments, as scholars voice alarm
13 Dec 2023 Marianne Levine, Isaac Arnsdorf. Washington Post.
Lame Ducks and Dictators
13 Dec 2023 Michael Brendan Dougherty. National Review.
Why Trump's dictator remarks are working for him
13 Dec 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
How far would Trump go in a second term?
12 Dec 2023 Julia Azari, et al. ABC.
Trump's day-one dictatorship becomes an applause line
11 Dec 2023 Philip Bump. Washington Post.
Trump Says He'll Be a Dictator and Also `Save Democracy' from Democrats
12 Dec 2023 Matt Lewis. Daily Beast.
Dictator for a day? Scholars say Trump can do damage without being one.
11 Dec 2023 Sarah Ellison. Washington Post.
MAGA Extremists Are Cheering Trump's Dictator Comments
11 Dec 2023 Tim Dickinson. Rolling Stone.
Dictator for a day? Scholars say Trump can do damage without being one
11 Dec 2023 Sarah Ellison. Washington Post.
Vance: `Preposterous' to think Trump would abuse power if reelected
10 Dec 2023 Miranda Nazzaro. The Hill.
Trump the `human gumball machine' will `impose his will' on the nation if elected, Romney says
10 Dec 2023 Kelly Garrity. Politico.
Trump Doubles Down on Dreams of Being a Dictator
10 Dec 2023 Peter Wade. Rolling Stone.
Trump defends dictator comments amid NYC soiree filled with MAGA diehards
10 Dec 2023 Jason Beeferman. Politico.
Trump dismisses warnings that his victory would threaten democracy and says Biden is the real threat
10 Dec 2023 Eric Bradner, Alison Main. CNN.
Talk of a Trump Dictatorship Charges the American Political Debate
9 Dec 2023 Peter Baker. New York Times.
Trump's path to dictatorship depends on our democracy working
9 Dec 2023 Greg Barak. Salon.
Cheney: Trump's comments must be taken `literally and seriously'
8 Dec 2023 Steff Danielle Thomas. The Hill.
Trump's vow to only be a dictator on `day one' follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric
7 Dec 2023 Jill Colvin, Bill Barrow. Associated Press.
The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot
7 Dec 2023 Chris Lehmann. The Nation.
Opinion: The Trump dictatorship: How to stop it
7 Dec 2023 Robert Kagan. Washington Post.
Trump `dictator' comment reignites criticism his camp has tried to curb
6 Dec 2023 Marianne Levine. Washington Post.
Trump's `dictator' remark jolts the 2024 campaign - and tests his GOP rivals on debate day
6 Dec 2023 Adam Wren. Politico.
Why Trump Refuses to Deny He Plans to Become a Dictator
6 Dec 2023 Jonathan Chait. Intelligencer.
Trump tells Fox News he won't be a "dictator" - "except on day one"
6 Dec 2023 Igor Derysh. Salon.
Trump: I won't be a dictator `except for day one'
5 Dec 2023 Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing. Politico.
Trump Says He Wouldn't Be a Dictator, `Except for Day 1'
5 Dec 2023 Michael Gold. New York Times.
Opinion: Enough with all the fatalism about a Trump dictatorship
5 Dec 2023 Greg Sargent. Washington Post.
Trump, allies fire back at media warnings of second-term dictatorship
4 Dec 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
Opinion: The Trump dictatorship
30 Nov 2023 Robert Kagan. Washington Post.
Trump's incendiary `vermin' remarks prompt backlash
14 Nov 2023 Brett Samuels. The Hill.
"Exactly how dictators speak": Alarm as Trump spox vows that critics' "existence will be crushed"
13 Nov 2023 Tatyana Tandanpolie. Salon.
Trump calls political enemies `vermin,' echoing dictators Hitler, Mussolini
12 Nov 2023 Marianne Levine. Washington Post.
Trump's Recipe for a Shockingly Raw Power Grab
7 Nov 2023 Jack Shafer. Politico.
Trump's intensifying rhetoric offers insight into how he might govern agai as president
5 Oct 2023 Michelle L. Price, Nicholas Riccardi. Associated Press.
Trump's retribution plan: Becoming America's first dictator
29 Sep 2023 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Trump plans to become a dictator - denial will not save you
7 Sep 2023 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
Trump's plans to become a dictator - denial will not save you
7 Sep 2023 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator
3 Aug 2023 Spencer Ackerman. The Nation.
Donald Trump Isn't Even Trying to Hide His Authoritarian Plans for a Second Term
17 Jul 2023 Bess Levin. Vanity Fair.
Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: `I am your justice'
21 Apr 2023 Isaac Arnsdorf, Jeff Stein. Washington Post.
Trump Can't Stop Touting His Chummy Relationships With Authoritarian Leaders
29 Mar 2023 Charisma Madarang. Rolling Stone.
Sleep no more: How do we escape Donald Trump's fascist dream machine?
18 Nov 2022 Chauncey Devega. Salon.
In praise of iron fists: Trump leans into his authoritarian instincts
6 Sep 2022 Philip Bump. Washington Post.
Trump's Authoritarian Plans for a Second Term Should Scare the Crap Out of You
22 Jul 2022 Bess Levin. Vanity Fair.
Donald Trump Jr. Claims His Father Doesn't Just Indiscriminately Kiss Dictators' Asses, Has a Plan
10 Mar 2022 Bess Levin. Vanity Fair.
Trump Can Not Get Enough of Authoritarian Strongmen
26 Feb 2022 Matt Lewis. Daily Beast.
Lies Are the Building Blocks of Trumpian Authoritarianism
7 Feb 2022 William Saletan. The Bulwark.
The Emerging Plot to Defend Trump's Next Coup
5 Feb 2022 Jason Linkins. The New Republic.
What's at stake if Trump wins in 2024? Single-party authoritarian rule
12 Oct 2021 Kimberly Wehle. The Hill.
Trump's GOP has an ugly authoritarian core. A new poll exposes it
15 Jan 2021 Greg Sargent. Washington Post.
Trump is an authoritarian wannabe. He must never hold power again.
21 Dec 2020 Michael Gerson. Washington Post.
Trump has pressed hostile regimes to release American prisoners. His favorite dictators, not so much
20 Dec 2020 Jackson Diehl. Washington Post.
The End Game: Trump Turns Destructive And Vindictive, Like All Dictators
5 Dec 2020 Bandy X. Lee. DCreport.
Why the Trumpists' Calls for Dictatorship Should Worry Us
4 Dec 2020 Sasha Abramsky. The Nation.
Alarm grows over Trump's 'dictator moves' as he denies election defeat
11 Nov 2020 Stephen Collinson. CNN.
Former DHS official: Trump will 'align with dictators around the world' if he wins
18 Aug 2020 Devan Cole. CNN.
Why Trump keeps pretending to be a dictator
4 Aug 2020 Paul Waldman. Washington Post.
Trump's authoritarian style is remaking America
14 Feb 2020 Ishaan Tharoor. Washington Post.
Trump called out for 'my favorite dictator' while awaiting Egyptian leader at summit: report
13 Sep 2019 Jessica Campisi. The Hill.
Trump's Fatal Attraction
1 Mar 2019 Mona Charen. National Review.
Donald Trump, the Insecure Pledge in the Dictatorship Fraternity
16 Jun 2018 Rick Wilson. Daily Beast.
Trump's praise of Kim Jong Un widens his embrace of totalitarian leaders
15 Jun 2018 Philip Rucker. Washington Post.
Institutions can't save America from Trump
16 Feb 2018 Quinta Jurecic (Lawfare). Washington Post.
In new interview, Trump openly rages at checks on his authoritarianism
3 Nov 2017 Greg Sargent. Washington Post.