CNN Reporter vs. Historian: Trump's Republic vs. Democracy Debate

A CNN reporter criticized Trump's claims that the United States is a republic as an attack on democracy. Historian Anne Applebaum defended the claim, stating that the US was founded as a democracy. Applebaum argued that the terms 'democracy' and'republic' have been used interchangeably, and that Trump's attacks on democracy are an assault on democracy rather than a discussion about governance or democracy.