CNN’s Stelter Sees ‘Creeping Authoritarianism’ and ‘Aspiring Autocrat’ in Trump

Brent Baker | February 17, 2020
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CNN’s Brian Stelter opened Sunday’s Reliable Sources with a lengthy lecture about “the aspiring autocrat and the media’s response.” The autocrat, of course, is President Trump. The on screen graphic screamed: “EXPERTS SEE SIGNS OF ‘CREEPING AUTHORITARIANISM.’” Stelter soon recited from a Harvard University professor’s “10 Ways to Tell If Your President Is a Dictator.” 

Trump, no surprise, met all the qualifications: “He said, after impeachment, the president has been passing most of the checkpoints on the way to authoritarianism. On his list are things like fearmongering, demonizing the opposition, and using state power to reward corporate backers and punish opponents. Does that sound familiar?”

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