Saunders prefers to ignore the fact that Trump became President after 8 years of supposed "hope and change" highlighted by indecision and symbolism void of substance.  Saunders still hasn't come to terms with the fact that Hillary Clinton lost the election - he fawns over the political impotence of the European Union and refuses to reconcile the fact that Turkey's regression into authoritarian state is a function of political Islam.  There is no parallel between between Trump and Erdogan. Erdogan is an unapologetic Islamist who consolidated power through voter fraud after removing all opposition, both political and public (by expropriating and shutting down all independent media).  The US media is shameless but Trump isn't jailing journalists - Trump's political opponents are focused on raising tensions with Russia as opposed to destroying Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq. Saunders needs to lose the smug tone and get over himself.