The V. Dem Institute's Democracy Report for 2026 assesses that the slide of autocratization in the United States has been more than twice as steep as Turkey's. The US had the 8th biggest decline in its aggregate freedom score in Freedom House's 2026 report. So how can we credibly criticize the Turkish government's crackdown on political opposition when our Justice Department is ramping up efforts to investigate and prosecute President Trump's perceived enemies? (02:42–02:50)
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Asserts that the U.S. had the 8th biggest decline in freedom score according to Freedom House's 2026 report.
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