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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Danielle Renwick

‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

A supporter wearing a President-elect Donald Trump mask holds an American Flag up to passing vehicles near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
A supporter wearing a President-elect Donald Trump mask holds an American Flag up to passing vehicles near Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

What is the view of US democracy from abroad, and what can Americans learn from other nations with a history of political tumult?

During his first term Donald Trump tested democratic norms by undermining trust in fair elections, encouraging political violence and demonizing the media and public servants. He has promised to be a dictator “on day one” of his second term.

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