‘The Kraken unleashed’: how Trump’s shock troops attack US democracy
An army of supporters amplify the president’s wildest claims, encouraging his conspiracy-minded tendencies
Donald Trump once declared: “I alone can fix it.” He never made the claim: “I alone can break it.” When it comes to softening up institutions, eroding norms and chipping away at the foundations of democracy, it takes a village.
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