Trump II Sparks Global Alarm Over Democracy’s Decline
TL;DR
TPM highlights the Global State of Democracy 2026 finding that US democracy worsened under Trump II, with declines across governance, civil liberties, and media freedom, and warns the US decline is destabilizing democracy worldwide by eroding the rule of law and multilateral cooperation; the memo also notes a Supreme Court halt to Trump’s USPS mail-ballot plan.
- Trump II Sends Democracy Worldwide Into a Tailspin Talking Points Memo
- State of U.S. democracy reaches new low, report finds NPR
- America’s democratic decline is becoming Europe’s problem, new report says politico.eu
- Democracy indicators in US at lowest levels for 50 years, data shows The Guardian
- US democratic decline threatens global rule of law, report warns Al Jazeera
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