Donald Trump’s personality cult and the erosion of U.S. democracy - The Washington Post

"The only response is to persuade more people to resist it," Illing told Post columnist Greg Sargent. "The history of democratic decline is a history of demagogues and autocrats exploiting the openness of democratic cultures to mobilize people against the very institutions that sustain democracy itself."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/19/trump-cult-of-personality-democracy-erosion-united-states/

'We are in a mess': Karl Rove admits the GOP is only Trump's personality cult right now - Raw Story

Karl Rove, best known for his work as former President George W. Bush's top political strategist, made a surprising admission this week about the state of the Republican Party.
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/we-are-in-a-mess-karl-rove-admits-the-gop-is-only-trumps-personality-cult-right-now/