By my estimation, we're about two weeks away from a bloody incident that spirals out of control.

And this is just the kind of incident that Trump wants to justify more force coming in.

So what's the endgame on all this? If the president is going to fundamentally redefine the use of force in America, what's it all for?

What I'm about to say, and my theory of the case, is something I never imagine saying.

I believe Trump is reshaping the country to hold onto power.

It is a breathtaking thing to hear, especially from her.

Hi again, everybody.

It's 5 o'clock now in New York.

Just put a pin in that for one second.

That was, of course, Senator Alyssa Slokin.

I'll show you the rest of what she had to say.

Let her complete her argument in a second.

But first, call to mine once again, something we've talked about a lot on this show, this metaphor of a frog in a second. But first, call to mind, once again, something we've talked about a lot

on this show, this metaphor of a frog in a slowly boiling pot of water, a scenario that perfectly

illustrates the difference between sudden and gradual apparel, and one so often applied to our

country's drift toward authoritarianism. In this case, we're the ones in the pot, being slowly boiled.

Today, though, the New York Times editorial board handed the American people what amounts to a report card or a thermometer,

a set of what it calls 12 markers of democratic erosion with help from scholars who have studied the phenomenon.

For example, an authoritarian stifles dissent and

speech, as you can see there, bypasses the legislature, uses the military for domestic control,

defies the courts, controls information, and the news media, tries to take over universities

and manipulates the law to stay in power.

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