#Trump as Don #Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’
Barbara #McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how #Trump is eroding #democracy by turning the #US into a #mafia state ...
#MafiaState #corruption #USThreats #DemocracyLost #DictatorTrump #USAggression #evil #authoritarian #dictator #criminals
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... The lesson that McQuade, a former federal prosecutor, draws in her book is that Corleone is demanding fealty. “What he’s saying is I’m going to do this thing for you but now you’re beholden to me.” And for Don Corleone, she says, read Donald Trump.
“Every time he does somebody a favour, whether it’s an appointment or something else, he expects there to be a quid pro quo.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/13/trump-don-corleone-book
#MafiaState #corruption #USThreats #USAggression #dictators #authoritarian #Godfather
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