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"The record shows that #Trump often pursues his stated goals, regardless of how plainly they lack #legal or moral grounding... that many of his most reckless efforts in his first administration were stymied only because of others in his administration who blocked, delayed or watered down his aims...

For this reason, Americans would be wise to see this language as a genuine threat, not simply Trump on a tangent."

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Text from article: Donald Trump has described at length the dangerous and disturbing actions he says he will take if he wins the presidency. His rallies offer a steady stream of such promises and threats — things like prosecuting political opponents and using the military against U.S. citizens. These statements are so outrageous and outlandish, so openly in conflict with the norms and values of American democracy that many find them hard to regard as anything but empty bluster. We have two words for American voters: Believe him. The record shows that Mr. Trump often pursues his stated goals, regardless of how plainly they lack legal or moral grounding. The record further shows that many of his most reckless efforts in his first administration were stymied only because of others in his administration who blocked, delayed or watered down his aims to ensure that he could not put himself above the law or the country. Mr. Trump has learned from that experience to surround himself with supplicants who would instead obey his wishes and bring his words and ideas to life even if they contradict facts, the public interest or the Constitution. For this reason, Americans would be wise to see this language as a genuine threat, not simply Mr. Trump on a tangent. We should take the painful step of imagining America were his plans and promises to come to pass, to imagine the impacts to our culture, to our economy, to our security, to our shared commitment to the rule of law.

Opinion | What Donald Trump Would Do, in His Own Words

The former president’s most disturbing statements are not bluster. They are a road map to what he will do if elected again.
The Editorial Board (The New York Times)
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"No American commander in chief over the past couple of centuries has so aggressively sought to discredit the institutions of democracy at home while so openly embracing and envying dictators abroad." #GiftLink nytimes.com/2024/10/27/us/poli…
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