Trump is already doing this. Both the pressure & the propaganda. He claims he is doing the work of the righteous. All sides do this in war, but it is a betrayal of the truth; a principle the Left says it supports. It may be necessary, but it does real damage & risks the validity of the win.
I agree with Chi but understand the tactical benefits of the actions described.
Me too. I understand it. I don’t trust it.
Specifically, I think it is very difficult to unwind “spinning” information. I think it is very difficult to give up power. Very few people are able to go from being an autocrat to being a regular citizen. Look at the Arab Spring. I don’t think any of them are still democratic 15 years later.