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Experts Warn Trump’s Power Grab Echoes Authoritarian Regimes

10/1/2025

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President Trump’s consolidation of power raises concerns about a tipping point toward authoritarian rules, experts warn.
Critics compare his actions to Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan.
He has threatened media outlets and targeted opponents, while deploying troops in Democratic-led cities and mass immigration sweeps.
Refugees express alarm as Cuban émigré Mike Fernandez mobilizes against authoritarianism.

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President Trump’s consolidation of power raises concerns about a tipping point toward authoritarian rules, experts warn.
Critics compare his actions to Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez and Turkey’s Recep Erdogan.
He has threatened media outlets and targeted opponents, while deploying troops in Democratic-led cities and mass immigration sweeps.
Refugees express alarm as Cuban émigré Mike Fernandez mobilizes against authoritarianism.