In the United States, the authoritarian overtones of the new Trump presidency

His undeniable re-election and the constitutional impossibility of running again in 2028 could have led Donald Trump to finally pose as a unifier. If only for posterity. Since his return to the White House, the President of the United States has instead chosen to escalate his aggression, threats, and intimidation. Receiving religious and business leaders at the White House on July 14, the President of the United States attacked his Democratic opponents, assuring them that they were "Evil." On July ¹ , he echoed the xenophobic rhetoric that accompanied the emergence of a progressive figure in the race for mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani , born in Uganda, even considering a review of his naturalization procedure.

This threat was also leveled at his former ally Elon Musk, also born outside the United States, after their dramatic breakup in June. That same month, the Justice Department issued a memo making denaturalization a priority, even though it can only apply to people who "unlawfully obtained" their naturalization or by "concealing a material fact or deliberately making false statements." On July 12, the president did not rule out stripping one of his most vocal critics, American-born comedian Rosie O'Donnell, of her citizenship, even though such a measure would exceed his constitutional powers.

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