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An Open Door to Anarchy

Author Michael Fuchs warns that President Donald Trump's assault on the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution constitutes the single greatest threat to U.S. national security as well as the success of American democracy.

The most urgent and dangerous threat to U.S. national security is not North Korea, foreign terrorists or any of the other seemingly menacing global dangers dominating the news. Today, the greatest threat to national security is President Donald Trump’s assault on the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.

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Authors

Michael Fuchs

Senior Fellow