President Donald Trump is 'living in fear' and displaying behaviour that historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat associates with authoritarian strongmen, she argued in a July interview that was republished in a special edition of The Daily Beast Podcast on 8 September.
Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who studies fascism, authoritarianism and propaganda, spoke with Daily Beast host Joanna Coles about the behaviour of leaders who increasingly rely on personal loyalty and protection. The original interview was published on 23 July, while the 8 September episode brought together excerpts from several earlier conversations.
