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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Barack Obama warns that US is ‘dangerously close’ to becoming an autocracy

  • Barack Obama issued a stark warning that the United States is "dangerously close" to losing its democracy.
  • Speaking at the Connecticut Forum, Obama appeared to criticize the administration of President Donald Trump.
  • He stated that current events are "consistent with autocracies," citing Victor Orban's Hungary as an example.
  • Obama cautioned that America is nearing the normalization of behavior seen in non-democratic systems.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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