Trump's Troubling Admiration of Tyrants & What It Could Mean in a 2nd Term

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt

News, Politics, Government

4.8 • 784 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Steve Schmidt talks about the new reporting that Trump would praise the actions of Hitler. This is not the first time the former President has expressed affinity for tyrants and dictators. But what could that mean if he was elected to a second term in office? Steve says that we've already seen what happened when he lost an election and argues that the second term will be worse. "Tyrants rise when democracies weaken. in the 1930s, Fascism rose, not because it was strong, but because democracy was weak. And now, something is rising all over the world. The United States got a taste of it between 2016 and 2020. Next time, we'll get the full experience." *** To become a The Warning Premium Member and listen to the show 48 hours early with access to premium content visit: https://thewarning.supercast.com/ Subscribe for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/

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0:00.0	Tyrants rise when democracies weakened.
0:05.0	In the 1930s, fascism rose, not because it was strong, but because democracy was weak.
0:16.0	And now something is rising all over the world.
0:24.1	The United States got a taste of it between 2016 and 2020.
0:32.4	Next time, we'll get the full experience.
0:37.3	It is Tuesday, March 12th, and this is the warning.
0:43.5	237 evenings from tonight, America will learn who the next president of the United States is.
0:53.5	One of these two men will be the next commander-in-chief,
0:59.5	the incumbent, President Joe Biden, and Donald Trump. Donald Trump incited an insurrection
1:08.0	when he lost the presidential election when he was defeated.
1:13.6	What he did is among the worst and most serious crimes in the history of the United States.
1:34.2	The only real parallels go all the way back to secession,
1:37.8	to the rise of the Confederate states, and the treason that ultimately killed more than 800,000 Americans.
1:49.0	George Washington did something incredible.
1:54.0	We talk about Washington. We look at his monument.
1:58.0	But why was he great? What is it that Washington did? What he did was walk away from power,
2:08.7	not just once, but twice. George III would ask about Washington. He was always curious about his old foe. He wanted to know
2:20.8	what would become of him. Would he be king, emperor? Would he have an empire bigger than George
2:28.9	the Thirds? When his majesty was told that Washington would return to Mount Vernon, that he would walk away from power, he was astounded.
2:39.5	He said, if that's true, it would make Washington the greatest man of that or any age.
2:51.1	Washington set in motion the peaceful transition of power.
2:58.3	It is the greatest of all American inventions.
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