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Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)
George Soros and the Open Society network have funneled billions into civil-society grants, policy advocacy and political giving; OSF says Soros donated over $32 billion to its work and the network sp...
Donald Trump’s critics and several analysts argue he is seeking to , citing rapid consolidation of power, attacks on institutions, and economic interventions that mirror strongman tactics . Supporters...
Donald Trump’s leadership approach is most frequently compared to in U.S. historical parallels and to contemporary strongmen internationally; these comparisons focus on populist rhetoric, confrontatio...
Donald Trump is compared to authoritarian leaders primarily because analysts say his rhetoric and proposed or enacted measures mirror an : consolidating power, targeting opponents, and weakening indep...
Histories and leaders of white Christian nationalist movements differ by country and era, but available reporting and scholarship trace modern U.S. white Christian nationalism from colonial Puritans t...
Claims that “the EU is planning for war with Russia by 2030” trace primarily to statements by Hungarian leaders and multiple pro‑Russian outlets repeating them; Viktor Orbán and Peter Szijjártó have p...
Donald Trump’s presidency featured both public praise and conciliatory engagement with leaders widely described as authoritarian, alongside instances where other leaders criticized his policies and ap...
Reporting and compilations from multiple outlets document a string of verbal miscues by Donald Trump at 2024 campaign rallies, including confusing world leaders and places, misnaming political figures...
Major recurring conspiracy themes about George Soros portray him as a secret “puppet‑master” — accused of funding and directing protests, immigration flows, and political outcomes — and these narrativ...
The assembled analyses conclude that many scholars and observers see , identifying tactics that resemble those used by historical authoritarian leaders—concentrating executive power, undermining insti...
Comparisons of Donald Trump’s policies to historical fascist regimes center on three recurring claims: consolidation of executive power, suppression of political opposition (including via labeling opp...
Critics and scholars have compared Donald Trump to a range of historical monarchs and authoritarian figures—most commonly Benito Mussolini, Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and, rhetorically, a kin...
Many commentators and scholars most often compare Donald Trump to contemporary “authoritarian populists” such as Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Narendra Modi, Jair Bolsonaro and Vladimir Putin — ...
The Logan Act is a rarely enforced federal law from 1799 that forbids private U.S. citizens from engaging in unauthorized negotiations with foreign governments; historians and legal scholars agree it ...
Donald Trump has been repeatedly compared to an international cohort of leaders accused of authoritarianism—most prominently Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro—with analysts pointing t...
Donald Trump’s leadership is widely compared by scholars and commentators to —notably power consolidation, targeting opponents, and efforts to weaken democratic institutions—though analysts emphasize ...
Donald Trump has repeatedly made statements that reporters, scholars and advocacy groups say amount to praise for authoritarian leaders and methods — for example calling Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and...
You asked which authoritarian leaders visited the White House under Donald Trump and on what dates; available sources here do not provide a compiled list or specific visit dates of “authoritarian lead...
Observers, scholars and advocacy groups increasingly compare President Trump’s behavior to a global pattern of “authoritarian populism,” citing tactics such as weakening checks and institutions, attac...
Project 2025 is a detailed conservative policy blueprint developed with significant input from Heritage Foundation-aligned figures and Trump administration veterans; critics argue its proposals would ...