Trump's Self-Made Myth: A Modern Cult of Personality
TL;DR
An opinion piece contends that President Trump’s relentless self-glorification—from branding to monuments to calls for foreign endorsement—has escalated into a modern cult of personality that could expand presidential power and threaten democratic norms, drawing comparisons to authoritarian regimes and warning of a drift toward electoral autocracy.
Topics:nationpolitics#cult-of-personality#democracy#politics#presidential-power#self-promotion#trump
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