Analysis: Donald Trump does not understand democracy
That rhetoric has been energetic this week as President Biden hosts various international leaders for a summit focused on encouraging democracy internationally.It’s a pressing concern. The V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden recently published a report sharing its assessments of the state of democracy in various countries.
. Of course, his aim isn’t simply to bolster democracy internationally. It’s also to stem the autocratizing of the United States, as manifested most obviously by Trump. The V-Dem Institute’s measure of liberal democracy shows that all of these leaders presided over autocratizing or fully autocratic governments. It also shows that its measure of liberal democracy in America plunged sharply once Trump was elected in 2016, recovering slightly in recent years.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Analysis | Why Donald Trump is talking about parents not loving their kidsAnalysis: Why Donald Trump is talking about parents not loving their kids
Read more »
Analysis | Sean Hannity’s attempt to coach Trump backfires — againAnalysis: Despite Sean Hannity’s prompts, Trump declined to give him the answers he sought. And they pertain to some central questions in a key legal fight.
Read more »
Analysis | How Fox News is trying to guide its viewers away from TrumpThe channel played host to the former president on Monday — and then went into clean-up mode.
Read more »
Donald Trump Has Hijacked the News Cycle With Indictment WatchSince announcing his impending “arrest” (which hasn’t happened yet), the former president has resumed his role as the media’s main character—he’s even returning to Fox News—and has Republicans rallying behind him. It’s feeling eerily like 2016.
Read more »
Larry Elder: Alvin Bragg’s bogus case against Donald TrumpOpinion: Larry Elder: Alvin Bragg’s bogus case against Donald Trump
Read more »
John Leguizamo Takes Down Donald ‘Bad at Sex’ TrumpLeguizamo is actually kind of impressed that Trump has the audacity to be both “running for office, and from the law at the same time.”
Read more »