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Donald Trump

Trump seizes power in D.C.

Authoritarian nationalism, liberal capitulation, and resistance

by Ashley Smith

Unlike eight years ago, there is little protest against Trump, who seems all-powerful. But his administration will be prevented from establishing stable rule by its deep internal divisions, policies that will exacerbate not solve the country’s problems, and its tendency to overreach and impose deeply unpopular policies. All of this will inevitably trigger resistance.