'He's moving at a truly alarming speed': Trump propels US into authoritarianism

A senator handcuffed, people snatched in public, military deployed - Trump's slide towards autocracy has come quicker than critics feared It reads like a checklist of milestones on the road to autocracy. A succession of opposition politicians, including Alex Padilla, a US senator, are handcuffed and arrested by heavy-handed law enforcement for little more than questioning authority or voicing dissent.