We can’t give in to Trump fatigue when democracy is on the line

With three weeks left in the 2024 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Donald Trump’s message is getting darker, more racist, and increasingly authoritarian. But even if most Americans are understandably tired of his divisive, dangerous rhetoric, we cannot succumb to Trump fatigue and tune out just yet—because our democracy is at stake.

On Sunday, Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that “the enemy from within” is an even bigger problem than migrants coming into the United States. Who is this nebulous “enemy,” you ask? 

“Very bad people, sick people, radical left lunatics,” according to Trump, that could “be easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military.”

Trump’s 2016 opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, called Trump’s musings “blatantly fascist” in a post on X. 

“All the warning lights for our democracy are flashing red,” Clinton tweeted, encouraging voters to take him seriously and beat him by turning out to vote.