“The situation is more serious than in 2016,” worries historian Laure Murat, who is leaving the United States after living there for 20 years.

The day after Donald Trump's victory in the American presidential election, Laure Murat decided to leave the United States.

“The situation [aux États-Unis] is more serious than in 2016″, alert, Thursday November 7, on France Inter the historian Laure Murat, professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) the day after the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency which pushes her to plan her departure from the States -United, after twenty years of living there.

The US Senate having passed into Republican hands, “Donald Trump now has control over almost all powers, supposed to be checks and balances”worries the French historian. Faced with this situation, Laure Murat no longer sees herself “continue to consume and pay taxes in a country which has this government”.

Laure Murat explains that Donald Trump has on his side “six out of nine judges of the Supreme Court“, which also gave him “recently guaranteed immunity from legal proceedings against him”. She fears that the future American president “appoints a slew of federal judges who must be confirmed by the Senate which has just switched from Democrat to Republican”. The historian also expresses her concerns regarding the results still awaited from the House of Representatives, completely renewed during Tuesday's election. “If it switches to the Republican side, Donald Trump will have the upper hand over the executive, legislative and judicial power and this is the door open to all abuses of power,” she adds.

The historian insists on the risk represented by Donald Trump whose rhetoric is, according to her, “based on threats, intimidation and verbal violence”. “He has everything of the man of authoritarian regimes, of dictators”, she castigates before accusing the future American president of“organize fear, which is the best way to weaken public opinion.” She also underlines the difference with the rhetoric of Kamala Harris during her speech given after her defeat. Laure Murat describes this speech as “dignified, sober, respectful of customs and democracy”, but also “combative”.