Trump, the first Twit-tator, enabling tyrants worldwide

The president is single-handedly undermining the principles of fairness, decency, tolerance, and accountability at the heart of United States democracy.

A new Human Rights Watch report is a scathing review of the first 12 months of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY LES WHITTINGTON

January 24, 2018

OTTAWA—Donald Trump, the first Twit-tator, is changing the world, whether we like it or not. Backed by the malleable and undiscerning base he energizes through social media, the president is single-handedly undermining the principles of fairness, decency, tolerance, and accountability at the hear...

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