[Salon] Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe

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Historian Tim Snyder compares what Trump is doing in Latin America to Soviet tactics in Eastern Europe after WWII: rig elections, apply threats, install the leadership you want.

His description of Trump’s approach: “smash and grab.”

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