“I think it is at the center of one of the worst crises for American democracy this century, certainly in recent decades,” Applebaum told me by phone Tuesday.
“They don’t believe journalists.
They don’t believe independent ombudsman.
They don’t believe institutions or science.
It is not possible to understand why Trump continues to hold a firm grip over the Republican Party without understanding the propaganda machine at his disposal.
Persons:
CNN — Anne Applebaum, ”, Donald Trump, Applebaum, authoritarians —, ” Applebaum, Vladimir Putin’s, Vladimir Putin’s Russia “, Trump, Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Steve Bannon, “, it’s, Steve Bannon’s, that’s, David Muir, Lester Holt, Norah O’Donnell, Carlson, MAGA
Organizations:
CNN, Trump, Putin, Sputnik, MAGA Media, New York Times, Washington, Fox News, Republican Party
Locations:
U.S, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, Ukraine