I once said Trump was no fascist. I may have been wrong
The first thing aspiring totalitarians do is conduct a purge of the military, so that loyalists can be installed. This is exactly what the US president is doing, writes the FT’s Edward Luce.
If you could condense the Democratic Party’s plan into one line, it would be: “Just wait until the midterm elections.”
Faith that the economy under President Donald Trump will curdle is already backed by data. Inflation expectations are rising, consumer confidence is falling and voters are starting to chafe at public job cuts. Throw in the cumulating toll of Trump’s trade wars and a midterm defeat seems plausible.
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Edward Luce is the Washington columnist and commentator for the Financial Times. He writes about American politics and the economy.
