Ms. Kendzior states in her article: 'The optics Mr. Trump favours are those of an autocrat: blatant demonstrations of power that proclaim, “We know that you know what we did, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” ' This will become now a question of public will. As many have observed; "When the government lies to you, and you know you're being lied to and you don't care that you're being lied to, then the next stage in your political evolution is fascism."