Trump says the quiet part out loud. DeSantis knows better.

"If DeSantis is becoming many Republicans' answer to their 'Trump problem,'" Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes, "his rise is because of his authoritarian sympathies and attitudes, not in spite of them." [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( Nov. 11, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump says the quiet part out loud. DeSantis knows better.]( by Ruth Ben-Ghiat "If you cross him once, you're dead." That quote from an anonymous Republican lawmaker might sound like it's referring to Donald Trump. But it's from a Florida state legislator talking about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. "If DeSantis is becoming many Republicans' answer to their 'Trump problem,'" [Ruth Ben-Ghiat writes](, "his rise is because of his authoritarian sympathies and attitudes, not in spite of them." "The U.S. is not the first country to have support build among conservative elites for a more disciplined extremist after an unpredictable authoritarian leader takes things 'too far,'" [says]( Ben-Ghiat. Other current examples include Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. "But let's be clear,” Ben-Ghiat notes. "The man whom Rupert Murdoch's New York Post celebrates as "DeFuture" would, in fact, continue Trump's relentless attempts to turn back the clock on social progress." Read Ruth Ben-Ghiat's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/29668885.51405/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zLXFhbm9uLWZyaWVuZGx5LXJhbGx5LXNob3dzLWhvdy1oZS1zLWZvc3RlcmluZy1uMTI5ODk4Mz9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMTExMSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Be7c7ee8a in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Photo of DeSantis]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Ron DeSantis for president? Not so fast.]( Buzz must not be confused with viability. [Read more.]( [NOAH ROTHMAN]( [Why Democrats may keep winning by default]( Both parties seem determined to misread the country. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [Trump-backed candidate shares hilariously awful concession statement]( John Gibbs claims his loss had nothing to do with him or his policies. [Read more.]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Trump freakout proves midterm losses have him rattled to the core]( Some Republicans are talking about moving on from Donald Trump and his failures. He's not handling this especially well. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [STEVE KORNACKI]( [Kelly widens lead over Masters in Arizona Senate race, Hobbs-Lake race could be decided soon]( [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( [Mallory McMorrow: Dobbs 'felt like the last straw' for voters]( [ALL IN]( [Chris Hayes: Three reasons Democrats avoided a 'red wave' in the midterms]( [THE LAST WORD]( [Gov.-elect Healey: Voters rejected effort 'to bring Trumpism to Massachusetts'](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] This week on "Into America," Trymaine Lee spends Election Day in Georgia, a state with one of the most influential Black voting blocs in the country. He also sits down with political analysts Jason Johnson and Cornell Belcher to learn what this election means for Black Americans. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts. All six episodes of MSNBC's newest, original podcast "The Revolution with Steve Kornacki" are available now. Steve recounts the origin story of partisan politics as we know it today – exploring the catalysts of the 1994 Republican take-over of Congress, including the influence of Newt Gingrich, that changed both political parties forever. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)