To truly understand the president’s style of rule, we must go beyond Scandinavian sagas and Sicilian crime lore, says philosopher and author David Van Reybrouck
Trevor Noah had a good bit on the Daily Show during Trump's first tenure, about how much he reminds him of African dictators. I can't find it right now on YT, might not be available in my country, but it's worth a watch of you can find it, for the tragically fitting observations.
Hard to imagine Trump would take inspiration from any Black person. It might male more sense to look at who those African dictators got their inspiration from.