Donald Trump is conservatisms realization not its betrayal

News Source : Salon
News Summary
- Allan J. Lichtman is the author of 14 books and a distinguished professor of history at American University.
- He is perhaps best known for his 13 Keys prediction system, which has successfully forecast the results of 10 of 11 presidential elections since 1984.
- In this conversation, he details how Trump and the ascendance of American authoritarianism represent the end goal of American conservatism’s last 100 years.
- He also warns that there is no quick fix that will resolve our democracy's current crisis.
Nearly eight months into Donald Trumps second term, many in the mainstream media and political class are still clinging to an outdated understanding of Trumpism and the countrys collapse into competi [+12141 chars]