'A new style of coup': Historian reacts to Trump-Musk federal government takeover - The Saturday Show - MSNBC

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University, joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss how Trump has given new meaning to the phrase "bully pulpit" and how Trump is using the authoritarian playbook in his second term. - Aired on 03/08/2025.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

1. Not that new. We saw similar tactics earlier in this century.

The Koch brothers. The Saudis. Much worse stuff than has yet played out, but may eventually.

Being the property of America's prime enemy is new though. Just outright, straight, absolute treason is new. Nobody has done that before, and the Republican Party can claim it now. Congratulations, you rat fucks.

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2. Any POTUS is elected for his promises to help the American people, TFG has done nothing but threaten and cause harm

By mass firings, threatening to cancel Social Security and Medicaid, eradicate health care, abandon our veterans and plans to implement mass drilling and devastation of forests which will accelerate climate change - not to mention turning on our long time allies while embracing our adversaries - just the opposite of ways to help the American people.

[AmericaUnderSiege]

3. These people don't want a better future for anybody.

They want to burn the world to a cinder and declare themselves kings of infinite nothingness.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Musk always knows where the cameras are.

Camera fucking as usual like the attention ho he is.