Bernie Sanders explains why Trump is so dangerous
Jun 22, 2017
Excerpt:
“I can't remember a president who has had more authoritarian tendencies than Trump,” Sanders told me in an interview on Wednesday. “What is going on is not only this rise of authoritarianism but also, simultaneously, you are seeing this country move very rapidly toward oligarchy.”
As Sanders prepared to give a big speech on Thursday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he got on the phone with me to talk about Trump’s admiration for authoritarian leaders, his attacks on the media, the Russia investigation, and more.
Sanders told me he believes Trump has a basic disrespect for the fundamental pillars of democracy — the press, the judicial system — that mimics the authoritarian regimes the Trump administration has cozied up to around the globe. And that combination, he says, is dangerous.
What follows is a partial transcript of our conversation, lightly edited for clarity and length. ...
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/6/22/15848468/bernie-sanders-trump-dangerous-authoritarian
