Around the world, many longstanding democracies appear to be experiencing an advancing spread of authoritarian populism. Take for example, any headline describing American President Donald Trump’s latest order for National Guard troops to be deployed to major American cities he declares as ‘unsafe’.
Unlawful detainments and arrests by ICE, an erosion of general civil rights while free speech and media expression is under threat in the United States. What is it like for everyday people to live under the seemingly increasingly authoritarian rule of the second Trump administration? Riem Higazi asked Lorenna Cleary, a filmmaker, painter and photographer plus a politically engaged southern-state American woman whose social media following appreciates her very relatable content.
Sendungshinweis: FM4, OKFM4, 08.10.2025, 17 Uhr