Excerpt from Wikipedia plot summary of "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis

"Having previously foreshadowed some authoritarian measures to reorganize the government, [President] Windrip outlaws dissent, incarcerates political enemies in concentration camps, and trains and arms a paramilitary force called the "Minute Men" (named after the Revolutionary War militias of the same name), who terrorize citizens and enforce the policies of a corporatist regime. One of Windrip's first acts as president is to eliminate the influence of Congress, which draws the ire of many citizens as well as the legislators themselves. The Minute Men respond to protests harshly, attacking demonstrators with bayonets. In addition to these actions, Windrip's administration, known as the Corpo government, curtails women's and minority rights, and eliminates individual states by subdividing the country into administrative sectors. The government of these sectors is managed by Corpo authorities, usually prominent businessmen or Minute Men officers. Those accused of crimes against the government appear before kangaroo courts presided over by military judges. A majority of Americans approve of these dictatorial measures, seeing them as painful but necessary steps to restore American power."

If I didn't know that TFG never reads, I'd think he'd gotten his ideas from Sinclair Lewis's book... Great Comparison!

but someone is feeding him these dystopian tropes as brilliant new ideas from dear leader

but kras could have watched it on the tube or gotten it direct from the internet.

i'm taking bets before/after jan 1 25th amendment all bets void in case of defenestration.