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Jorge Aguilar

‘Give me a break’: Republicans ditch 250 Years of democracy to embrace a favorite North Korea tradition

Republicans are being compared to a “Kim Jong-Un-style cult” as Trump could get the same recognition as a top president. A noticeable trend of laws and proposals meant to honor Donald Trump in big ways has raised concerns, with critics saying it looks like the kind of leader worship seen in authoritarian governments and is very different from how American politics usually works.

One of the most surprising ideas from Republicans is the bold attempt to rename the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A Republican lawmaker from Idaho wanted to name the Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump, while another from Missouri went even further by proposing the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” which would rename the whole building the “Donald J. Trump Center for Performing Arts.”

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