A Strategy for Christian Witness Against Trump's Autocracy | Sojourners

A Strategy for Christian Witness Against Trump's Autocracy

President Donald Trump turns to board Air Force One after speaking to reporters upon departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Feb. 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Autocracies begin at the ballot box. Donald Trump is the legitimately elected president of the United States who, in his first weeks in office, has used illegitimate and illegal actions to solidify his power. He has brazenly declared, “He who saves his country does not violate any Law.”

But while he is the first U.S. president to display such public contempt for the structures, institutions, and civil servants he has been elected to lead, his tactics aren’t unique. 

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