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Obama Warns U.S. Nears Autocracy, Urges Rule of Law

6/19/2025

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Former President Barack Obama sounded the alarm in Hartford, Conn., declaring that the U.S. teeters on the brink of autocracy. He condemned the Trump administration's tactics, stressing the urgent need to uphold the rule of law, protect an independent judiciary, and ensure press freedom to safeguard democracy's fragile foundations.

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Former President Barack Obama sounded the alarm in Hartford, Conn., declaring that the U.S. teeters on the brink of autocracy. He condemned the Trump administration's tactics, stressing the urgent need to uphold the rule of law, protect an independent judiciary, and ensure press freedom to safeguard democracy's fragile foundations.