Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like

There’s a popular and recurring chant that echoed throughout the recent No Kings protests several weeks ago: “This is what democracy looks like.” But on Capitol Hill over the past four weeks, during a protracted government shutdown, Republicans have been displaying the opposite. The quiet, moribund center of American government looks anything but like a democracy.
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Trump Says He’s Not a King. A Majority of Americans Believe He Wants to Be.

President Donald Trump struck a dismissive and threatening tone over No Kings protests that took place on Saturday, suggesting that he may use federal resources to investigate the demonstrations. Over 7 million people took part in No Kings protests across the country, exceeding the previous No Kings protests in June by 2 million more participants. Some analyses suggest this weekend’s protests…
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