Name: Trump isn’t a madman. He’s been following the authoritarian playbook since day one: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Uploaded: Wed Oct 17 2018 17:58:36 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Duration: 2 min 44 s
Description: It’s a common mistake to think of Trump as a madman but Trump’s strongman tactics are more predictable than they seem. Political commentator and New York University professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains why in the first episode of “Trump Is…,” THINK’s video op-ed series that tackles Trump and his presidency through a new lens each episode.

Oct. 17, 201802:44

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Trump isn’t a madman. He’s been following the authoritarian playbook since day one