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Fascism Expert Sounds Alarm as Trump Secretly Builds His Hiding Place While He Collapses

May 3, 2026·45 min·8-min readinterviewpolitics
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Autocrats like Donald Trump, when facing declining popularity and mounting crises, do not take responsibility but instead deepen authoritarian behaviors, purge rivals, and create inner sanctums of power to preserve their ego and control. Their downfall often begins not from external force

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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Ruth Ben-GhiatJenniferDonald TrumpJ.D. VancePeter ThielElon MuskViktor OrbanAlexei NavalnyLarry EllisonPete HegsethStephen MillerTim Cook

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Strongmenby Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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AuthoritarianismDemocracyForeign PolicyInequalityPolitical NewsRacial JusticeUs Politics

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