A ‘revenge’ administration? What four more years of Trump could mean
Al Jazeera
Experts warn of ‘slide to authoritarianism’ as Trump promises to crack down on critics, enact hardline policies.
He has suggested using the United States military against an “enemy from within”.
He has threatened to prosecute lawyers, Democrats and others whom he falsely accuses of committing electoral fraud, and pledged to carry out the “largest deportation operation” of undocumented immigrants in US history.
And once he is back in the White House, he has said he will be a dictator during his first day.
Now, as Donald Trump appears to be on the cusp of securing the 270 Electoral College votes that would win him the presidency, it remains to be seen whether the Republican will follow through with these incendiary campaign promises.
But experts have warned that Trump, if taken at his word, is gearing up to lead a loyalist-filled, authoritarian administration intent on “revenge” – and the programme he has in mind will have dire consequences for the country.
