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At the same time, the persecution or victimization of the wannabe strongman became the core message of Trumpism.

In an essay for the New York Times called "My Dinner With Adolf," David took Maher to task for attempting to soften the image of a fascist strongman.

That lack of transparency demonstrates that the Trump administration believes its "running some sort of strongman, authoritarian, backwards country" and that it doesn't have to be accountable to Congress, he said.

Ahead of Bukele's trip to Washington, Trump praised his counterpart, who has positioned himself as a strongman leader who is tough on crime.

In light of the circumstances, there is reason to be quite mad at those in government who support the total elimination of checks and balances in favor of an aging strongman’s personal judgment.