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Trump Presidency A Warning Sign For American Democracy, Authors Say

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President Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Jan. 26, 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
President Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum annual meeting on Jan. 26, 2018 in Davos, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)

More than a year after President Trump's inauguration, many of his supporters say his election was a huge victory for populism in America. But Harvard University professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt (@dziblatt) say Trump's presidency is a warning sign that American democracy is in trouble.

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Levitsky and Ziblatt, authors of "How Democracies Die."

This segment aired on February 2, 2018.

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