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Odette, we've also heard from the Trump administration and others who feel like the fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion was divisive in and of itself. And that if Americans focus less on issues like the country's history of slavery and Jim Crow, that people would relate better to each other.

Odette, we've also heard from the Trump administration and others who feel like the fixation on diversity, equity and inclusion was divisive in and of itself. And that if Americans focus less on issues like the country's history of slavery and Jim Crow, that people would relate better to each other.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

That's NPR's Odette Youssef. Thank you so much for joining us.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

And that's Up First for Saturday, May 24th, 2025. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.

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I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is The Sunday Story, where we go beyond the news to bring you one big story. We are more than three months into Donald Trump's second term as president, and there's a question that's coming up a lot. What is the state of American democracy? Last year, at a Fox News town hall campaign event, Trump insisted he would be a dictator, but only for one day.

I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is The Sunday Story, where we go beyond the news to bring you one big story. We are more than three months into Donald Trump's second term as president, and there's a question that's coming up a lot. What is the state of American democracy? Last year, at a Fox News town hall campaign event, Trump insisted he would be a dictator, but only for one day.

I'm Ayesha Roscoe, and this is The Sunday Story, where we go beyond the news to bring you one big story. We are more than three months into Donald Trump's second term as president, and there's a question that's coming up a lot. What is the state of American democracy? Last year, at a Fox News town hall campaign event, Trump insisted he would be a dictator, but only for one day.

Now, many scholars say the U.S. is moving swiftly away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism.

Now, many scholars say the U.S. is moving swiftly away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism.

Now, many scholars say the U.S. is moving swiftly away from liberal democracy and towards some form of authoritarianism.