"Trump's second term has been characterized by a swift concentration of power in the executive branch that ignores the rule of law, suppresses dissent, and targets civil rights. The U.S. stands out as an exceptional new autocratizer due to both far-reaching changes in 2025 and their implications for the rest of the world."
"The extensive damage already done to American democracy under the second Trump presidency - in just one year - stands out on the world map. Trump has achieved in only one year what other countries with similar trends have taken a decade to achieve."
"The speed of decline is comparable to some coups d'états. For Orbán in Hungary, it took about four years, for Vučić in Serbia, it took eight years, and for Erdoğan in Turkey and Modi in India, it took about 10 years to accomplish the suppression of democratic institutions that Trump has achieved in one year."
The Varieties of Democracy Institute reports that the United States is experiencing an exceptional decline in democratic standards under Trump's second term. The administration has rapidly concentrated power in the executive branch while ignoring rule of law, suppressing dissent, and targeting civil rights. The U.S. stands out globally as an exceptional autocratizer due to far-reaching changes in 2025 and their worldwide implications. Trump has accomplished in one year what other autocratic leaders took a decade to achieve. The speed of democratic decline is comparable to military coups. Other leaders like Orbán in Hungary, Vučić in Serbia, Erdoğan in Turkey, and Modi in India required four to ten years to suppress democratic institutions that Trump has achieved in significantly less time.
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