Trump and the contest between two visions of democracy
If supporters of liberal democracy want to win the battle, outrage and resistance will not be enough. They will have to defeat the arguments of the strongman leaders.
“At 2.24pm, sitting alone, Mr Trump issued a tweet attacking Mr Pence and fuelling the riot … One minute later, the United States Secret Service was forced to evacuate Mr Pence to a secure location at the Capitol.
“When an adviser at the White House learnt this, he rushed to the dining room and informed Mr Trump, who replied, ‘So what?’”
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Financial Times
Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.
