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Hillary Clinton: MAGA's Cruelty Threatens Democracy and Empathy

1/30/2026

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Hillary Clinton writes in The Atlantic that the MAGA movement promotes cruelty as a moral value.
She cites violent incidents in Minnesota as evidence of an ethical decline under President Donald Trump.
She argues these policies prioritize fear over justice and threaten democracy, aligning with a rise in Christian nationalism.
She contrasts Donald Trump with George W. Bush's compassionate conservatism and says empathy is essential to resist tyranny.

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Hillary Clinton writes in The Atlantic that the MAGA movement promotes cruelty as a moral value.
She cites violent incidents in Minnesota as evidence of an ethical decline under President Donald Trump.
She argues these policies prioritize fear over justice and threaten democracy, aligning with a rise in Christian nationalism.
She contrasts Donald Trump with George W. Bush's compassionate conservatism and says empathy is essential to resist tyranny.