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“Trump did not invent this playbook,” said Thomas M. Countryman, a career diplomat for 36 years who served as assistant secretary of state for international security in the Obama administration.
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Thomas M. Countryman said Trump did not invent this playbook.
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Thomas M. Countryman
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September 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM (1 week ago)
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September 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM (1 week ago)

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Historians See Autocratic Playbook in Trump’s Attacks on Science
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Historians and experts compare President Trump's actions against science to tactics used by authoritarian regimes, citing budget cuts, intimidation, and the favoring of applied over basic research.

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