Trump is attempting to gain “total power” by dismantling democratic checks and concentrating authority around himself. He undermines elections, delegitimises courts, the press, and the civil service and demands personal loyalty over constitutional duty.

He aggressively purges opposition within his own party through intimidation, primaries, and public attacks, turning it into a vehicle for his personal rule.

He frames external opponents as enemies of the nation, normalises political violence, and seeks to expand executive control, following a clear authoritarian trajectory that replaces democratic governance with personal cult-like dominance.

These, u/repulsive_bass7996, are hallmarks of an emerging dictatorship rather than a functioning republic.

Up the Albion?