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Trump says he’ll be a dictator. What does that really mean?

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Here & Now host Robin Young speaks with New York University history professor and expert on authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat about the dangers of former President Donald Trump’s authoritarianism.

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