Trump shares with Pinochet an overriding sense of impunity: the belief that he is above the law. Authoritarians such as Trump or Pinochet cannot imagine a future where they will be held accountable. Pinochet, like Trump, would go on narcissistic and paranoid rampages, projecting himself as the savior of humanity (remember when Trump said he was “the chosen one”? So Trump may not be a dictator, but he certainly acts like somebody who feels that he can do whatever he wants. Whether Trump will be defeated like the Wolf-King, like Pinochet, like so many authoritarian leaders who thought they were invincible and invulnerable, depends on the people of the United States.

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2020 22:00 UTC