Still think it couldn't happen? It already did! The State Dept in Trump's Monarchy has a new policy: Cancel conference speakers who have been critical of Trump. That would mean silencing…like everyone. Of course, autocrats can capriciously make exceptions for sycophant converts.
Leading illiberalism scholar banned from giving talk b/c he criticized Trump over NATO: "Censorship by the US gov is a dramatic change from past practice, when the US Public Diplomacy program provided a variety of American views…demonstrating the strength of American democracy"
🚨US Ambassador to Denmark (& Trump Campaign Donor) Banned NATO Expert From Speaking at Copenhagen Conference Celebrating NATO’s 70th Anniversary over Criticism of Trump buzzfeednews.com/article/miriam… via @MiriamElder @srs2_ 
