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The RNC is Inviting a Dictator in the Front Door: The Trump Takeover

The Republican Party decided to stop pretending Trump is their king. They have surrendered all power to the wannabe authoritarian.

Libby Winkler
3 min readFeb 17, 2024
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The RNC is Inviting a Dictator in the Front Door: The Trump Takeover

In a political landscape fraught with tension and division, the Republican Party has taken a decisive turn, seemingly abandoning its principles and embracing a figure who embodies controversy, disruption, and a penchant for authoritarianism.

The GOP’s capitulation to former President Donald Trump has reached new heights, with the party effectively ceding control to a man whose actions and rhetoric have often flirted with the boundaries of democracy.

For years, the Republican Party danced a delicate dance with Trump, balancing the desire to harness his fervent base of supporters with the need to maintain a semblance of respectability and adherence to democratic norms. However, recent events have made it abundantly clear that the GOP has chosen to throw its lot in with Trump, consequences be damned.

The decision by the Republican National Committee (RNC) to embrace Trump as its de facto leader is not…

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Libby Winkler
Libby Winkler

Written by Libby Winkler

Freelance writer who loves exploring the messiness of humanity, while poking around in nooks of life and shining light on all the things that make us complex..

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