Donald Trump’s threats of violence cross a crucial line
No one can accuse Donald Trump of respecting democratic niceties. U.S. President Donald Trump crossed the line when he threatened his political opponents with violence. ( SAUL LOEB / AFP/GETTY IMAGES )But this past week he crossed a line that even his greatest supporters must condemn if they believe in democracy: He threatened his political opponents with violence. Article Continued BelowAccording to Steven Levitsky, who co-wrote How Democracies Die with Daniel Ziblatt, democratic institutions in the U.S. are, happily, much more resilient than those in Hungary and Venezuela. Indeed, the threat Trump poses to democracy is probably the very reason Democrats won control of the House of Representatives last fall.
Source: thestar March 17, 2019 09:56 UTC
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