Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) warned against creeping authoritarianism in an intense speech peppered with historical references, likening the political moment that brought President Trump to power to the rise of Adolf Hitler, Roll Call reports.
Said Johnson: “Our democracy teeters on the brink of failure. Americans elected an authoritarian, racist, anti-immigrant strongman to the nation’s highest office.”
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