Historian and Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins the Just In News Podcast to talk about her new book, Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present. She discusses why Donald Trump has the same traits as other strongman leaders throughout history, how he convinced 74 million people to vote for him, her collection of Trump memes, and what we could expect for the future of Trump, the Republican party, and our country. Finally, Ruth talks about the difficulty of writing a book about truly terrible men and how cheap wine and electronic music helped her make it through.
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