The State of Trump
Project Syndicate • 2/25/2026
Summary
US President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address reflected a sense of being stuck, exhausted, and out of options. To transition from competitive authoritarianism to fascism, he would need to initiate a war that the country does not want and achieve victory, which is currently beyond his reach.
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