Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation

Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is facing an “invasion” by dangerous gang members. He blames immigrants for the country’s economic problems and claims protesters are destroying US cities.

Trump is not the first would-be autocrat to manufacture a crisis to seize extraordinary powers.