Trump’s America: A kleptocracy but not a police state | Ian Bremmer's Quick Take

GZERO Media April 23, 2025
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Is America turning into a kleptocracy or a dictatorship under Trump, or just stuck somewhere in between? On Quick Take, @Ian_Bremmer breaks down why US politics is more pay-to-play than ever, but why there’s still plenty standing in the way of any would-be strongman. Subscribe to GZERO's YouTube channel and turn on notifications (🔔): http://www.youtube.com/@GZEROMedia Sign up for GZERO's free newsletters on global politics: https://www.gzeromedia.com/subscribe Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I want to talk about checks and balances in the US political system. I get so many questions about this of course, because the United States today is the principal driver of geopolitical uncertainty, of global economic uncertainty. And people want to understand, is this the end of globalization? Is it the end of US democracy? Everyone has their knobs politically turned up to 11 on everything, and that's very undifferentiated. So, how do we think about this? I want to give you a few thoughts on what is and what isn't a permanent change. What is and what isn't a serious threat and concern. Particularly big picture on the nature of the US political system. Read more here: https://www.gzeromedia.com/quick-take/trumps-america-kleptocracy-not-police-state Keep up with global news and why it matters. Follow GZERO! X: https://x.com/gzeromedia LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gzeromedia Instagram: https://instagram.com/gzeromedia TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gzeromedia Facebook: https://facebook.com/gzeromedia Threads: https://threads.net/@gzeromedia GZERO World on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gzero-world-with-ian-bremmer/id1294461271 GZERO World on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13QW2sLPCjVbdDE6fmJCNf?si=9d00ce9ed2184c59 GZERO Media, a Eurasia Group company, is a multimedia publisher providing news, insights, and commentary on the events shaping our world. Our properties include GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, our weekly show on US public television; our newsletters GZERO Daily, GZERO AI, GZERO North, and GZERO Daily with Ian Bremmer; our parody series Puppet Regime; our digital video series including Ian Bremmer's Quick Take every week; and the GZERO World Podcast. Our content is free and available at https://www.gzeromedia.com/. #QuickTake #Trump #Democracy