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Old 08-17-2023, 09:02 AM
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He probably doesn't realize it but he's justifying authoritarian moves in the future.

David Frum saw it coming, as much as I might dislike some stuff about the guy, he was right on the money: "If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy. The main benefit of controlling a modern bureaucratic state is not the power to persecute the innocent. It is the power to protect the guilty."
Even Trump's lawyer expressed concern.

Cohen: fears no 'peaceful transition' if Trump loses in 2020