US EditionObama: US ‘dangerously close’ to moving toward autocracy
- Former President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday in Hartford, Connecticut, that the U.S. is dangerously close to drifting toward autocracy under the current administration.
- He based this warning on recent actions including the Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard and active-duty Marines to suppress immigrant protests, highlighting ongoing political divisions.
- Obama argued democracy depends on the bureaucracy and judiciary seriously upholding the Constitution and cited attacks on judicial independence, press freedom, and false election narratives as signs of erosion.
- While the U.S. has not yet become fully authoritarian, Obama warned that recent political conduct risks becoming accepted as normal and urged civil society and bipartisan leaders to resist this downward shift.
- His warnings suggest the U.S. risks weakening democratic norms, requiring urgent vigilance and action by institutions and individuals to uphold constitutional principles.
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der Standard DEIf the US government does not adhere to the Constitution, the US runs the risk of "driving into something that is incompatible with American democracy," said the ex-US President.
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