Ayesha Roscoe

So a system that some say the Trump administration is trying to take a page from could be running out of steam.

So a system that some say the Trump administration is trying to take a page from could be running out of steam.

OK, so we've heard a number of parallels between some of what the Trump administration is doing and what autocratic leaders have done elsewhere. But America is still a democracy, at least in some forms. The midterms are coming in 18 months. We're still talking to each other freely.

OK, so we've heard a number of parallels between some of what the Trump administration is doing and what autocratic leaders have done elsewhere. But America is still a democracy, at least in some forms. The midterms are coming in 18 months. We're still talking to each other freely.

OK, so we've heard a number of parallels between some of what the Trump administration is doing and what autocratic leaders have done elsewhere. But America is still a democracy, at least in some forms. The midterms are coming in 18 months. We're still talking to each other freely.

So I have to ask, did you talk to scholars or experts who think maybe there are some who are being overly dramatic here or that the concern about autocracy in America is overblown?

So I have to ask, did you talk to scholars or experts who think maybe there are some who are being overly dramatic here or that the concern about autocracy in America is overblown?

So I have to ask, did you talk to scholars or experts who think maybe there are some who are being overly dramatic here or that the concern about autocracy in America is overblown?

Do scholars really think that Trump will ultimately succeed in reshaping American government?

Do scholars really think that Trump will ultimately succeed in reshaping American government?

Do scholars really think that Trump will ultimately succeed in reshaping American government?

What does the White House have to say about all of this?

What does the White House have to say about all of this?

What does the White House have to say about all of this?

When we come back, a pep talk for some Americans from an unlikely source.

When we come back, a pep talk for some Americans from an unlikely source.

When we come back, a pep talk for some Americans from an unlikely source.

We're back with the Sunday story. Frank, you've reported overseas for many years. You've lived and reported from autocratic countries, including China and Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Cuba. What does autocracy look and feel like to you?

We're back with the Sunday story. Frank, you've reported overseas for many years. You've lived and reported from autocratic countries, including China and Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Cuba. What does autocracy look and feel like to you?

We're back with the Sunday story. Frank, you've reported overseas for many years. You've lived and reported from autocratic countries, including China and Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Cuba. What does autocracy look and feel like to you?