"If DeSantis is becoming many Republicans' answer to their 'Trump problem,'" Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, "his rise is because of his authoritarian sympathies and attitudes, not in spite of them."
"If you cross him once, you're dead." That quote from an anonymous Republican lawmaker might sound like it's referring to Donald Trump. But it's from a Florida state legislator talking about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. "If DeSantis is becoming many Republicans' answer to their 'Trump problem,'" Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, "his rise is because of his authoritarian sympathies and attitudes, not in spite of them."
"The U.S. is not the first country to have support build among conservative elites for a more disciplined extremist after an unpredictable authoritarian leader takes things 'too far,'" says Ben-Ghiat. Other current examples include Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "But let's be clear," Ben-Ghiat notes. "The man whom Rupert Murdoch's New York Post celebrates as "DeFuture" would, in fact, continue Trump's relentless attempts to turn back the clock on social progress."
Read Ruth Ben-Ghiat's full analysis in your Friday MSNBC Daily.
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