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Trump and his allies know his methods are backfiring: political philosopher

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President Donald Trump’s methods of ruling as president have been widely described as “authoritarian,” yet according to a prominent German historian and political philosopher, Americans should recognize that the Republican leader’s approach is in the process of backfiring. “So much of what is distinctive about Trump’s governance during his second term can serve the consolidation of an autocratic regime and at the same time create particular vulnerabilities for the regime,” wrote Dr. Jan-Werner Müller for The Guardian on Monday . “We have to become better at identifying these weaknesses, as opposed to being shellshocked by Trump’s brazenness every single time.” Citing Trump’s demolition of the East Wing as symbolic of the president’s approach, Müller said that the administration assumes people will feel overwhelmed by its illegality and will ultimately settle for accepting certain forms of corruption and authoritarianism as accepted reality rather than challenging them. “This method (st

First report: Are Trump’s most blatant authoritarian moves backfiring? | Jan-Werner Müller — theguardian.com, 8d