Donald Trump in the Footsteps of Adolf Hitler

The Dangerous Parallels Between Trump and Historical Dictators. A European's Perspective

De: Geir Sivertsen

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

NOW UPDATED WITH TRUMP'S SECOND TERM — 2026 EDITION

Updated throughout to reflect Trump's second term, Project 2025, and the latest legal developments.

Germany, 1920s

A man emerged with one ambition: power. One strategy: Tell a colossal lie. Repeat it often enough, and millions will eventually believe it. He succeeded and transformed a democracy into a dictatorship. His name was Adolf Hitler.

United States, 2020s

A man emerged with one ambition: power. One strategy: Tell a colossal lie. Repeat it often enough, and millions will eventually believe it. He succeeded in dividing a nation and moving America toward an authoritarian presidency. His name is Donald Trump.

The warning signs were always there. Now they are playing out.
Democracies don't collapse overnight—they erode from within.
This book explains why.

Written from a Scandinavian perspective, this book draws a carefully documented parallel between the political tactics Trump and Hitler used in their paths to power: how elections, courts, media, and loyalty were weaponized to concentrate power inside a formal democracy. Both rose inside a mainstream party—and gradually bent it to serve their own ambitions.

Inside the updated 2026 edition

• Trump's second term and executive overreach
• Updated status of all major criminal and civil cases, plus the author's afterword reflecting on the latest developments
• Historical parallels between 1930s Germany and America's democratic erosion today
• Trump's psychology, January 6, and Project 2025's blueprint for expanding presidential power

For readers of How Democracies Die, On Tyranny, Autocracy Inc., and How Fascism Works.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Geir Sivertsen is a Norwegian author and former business executive with an MBA from INSEAD, France, and 25 years of international experience in Europe, the United States, and Asia, bringing an analytical European outsider's eye to one of the defining political questions of our time. Growing up in post-war Norway, he offers a historical viewpoint rarely found in books on contemporary American politics.

Trump is Hitler!

The narrative was excellent but the "virtual voice" missed the mark. The pronunciation of words was all over the place. Sometimes it would be jobs as a type of work and then it would become Job as the Biblical figure. Often in the same sentence. Does in a normal sentence is rarely pronounced as many female deer. It was confusing and hurt the book. If you are going to use AI you need to have a human listen to the book before release.
Thank you.

Enlightening European viewpoint

I appreciate the independent European perspective that is informed by Hitler’s authoritarian behavior and fascist policies. The author gives clear, objective, and compelling evidence and examples of comparisons with Trump, including some psychological analysis. The author describes the characteristics of likely MAGA voters, but places blame for Trump’s success with his anti democratic lawlessness on Republican Party leadership. This is one source that cannot be ignored for being from the “far left radical Democratic Party”. It includes a very brief summary of some of the key principles of the Project 2025.