The Dangers of Donald Trump's Dictator Praise | Pivot

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Released

April 10, 2024

Duration

19m

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Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Is Donald Trump's praise of dictators bluster, or part of a larger strategy? NYU professor and author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present," Ruth Ben-Ghiat, talks to Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway about how Donald Trump's behavior is reminiscent of other autocratic leaders. #pivot #podcast #donaldtrump

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• Kara Swisher

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• Ruth Ben-Ghiat

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• Scott Galloway

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, The Dangers of Donald Trump's Dictator Praise | Pivot explores trump’s Dictator Praise as Re‑Education: A Democracy Danger Warning Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat argues that Donald Trump’s violent imagery and praise of dictators form a deliberate, long-running “re-education” strategy to normalize political violence and authoritarian leadership models in the U.S.

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