Draft:Allegations of authoritarianism of Donald Trump

Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, has been accused of authoritarianism and/or authoritarian tendencies.

After Trump lost the 2020 election, he engaged in attempts to overturn it, culminating in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. In 2023, he was indicted four times, two because of election interference. Trump's rhetoric shifted ahead of the 2024 election, promising retribution against political rivals, threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to quash domestic protests, and promoting Project 2025, an authoritarian right-wing plan to overhaul the government. A key part of the plan is to use the unitary executive theory to take control of the executive branch and weaponize the Department of Justice for revenge.