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2. Searched under "WaPo trump authoritarism," got a bunch of hits like following:
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:06 AM
Monday

Under Trump, the authoritarian age comes into focus
The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2025/03/21
Mar 21, 2025 — Authoritarian politics are ascendant. Actions by Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump underscore the shift.
Opinion | What America could look like a decade from now

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2025/03/31 › united...
Mar 31, 2025 — ... Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol building on January 7, 2021. (Oliver Contreras/For The Washington Post). Donald Trump's second term as ...
In the age of Trump, global authoritarianism continues its ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › world › 2025/02/28
Feb 28, 2025 — Two studies released this week, by Freedom House and the Economist Intelligence Unit, found international democracy in retreat.
How Trump is becoming more authoritarian

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2024/02/21
Feb 21, 2024 — Donald Trump has been clear about his intentions to govern in a more authoritarian way if he's president again. But what does that actually mean?
They fled authoritarian countries. Here they're experiencing ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › nation › 2025/04/11
Apr 11, 2025 — Immigrants from six nations where democracy was eroded say they see the same patterns emerging during the Trump administration — and want to ...
When institutions crumble, strongmen step in

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2025/07/17 › trust-i...
Jul 17, 2025 — Trump wants to be the sole authority. With trust in institutions cratering, he sees his opportunity.
Trump pushes authoritarian agenda for second term

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com · Nov 7, 2023

2:21
Since leaving the White House in 2021, Donald Trump has said he would approach a second term as president with an expansive view of ...
Trump's aggressive push to take over DC policing may be ...

The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com › politics › 2025/08/16
2 days ago — The left sees President Donald Trump's attempted takeover of law enforcement in

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