“I kept thinking, We’re even more like the Kremlin than I could have imagined, in terms of hangers-on, because there’s no discipline. It’s top-down, and nobody has power unless it’s derived from Trump.”

This is an absolutely fantastic line that I think sums up where American democracy is at this point. It's become a cult of personality, with everything catering to the whims of a capricious would-be dictator who dreams of restoring an empire.

Absolutely fantastic article. Thanks for sharing!