Defeat Kept Trump from Becoming Strongman

Presidential historians will record that President Donald Trump seemed to have a peculiar fascination with men whom we would label as authoritarians or strongmen when ruling their countries. Those individuals are ones who have complete authority over their country’s affairs even if they have legislative or judicial bodies within their borders. Men like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jung Un are two prime examples that President Trump has shown a certain “admiration” for how they rule. It doesn’t seem to matter to Mr. Trump that one leader has the potential to kill millions of Am...