Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’

Barbara McQuade's book is an exposé claiming Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state, using The Godfather's Don Corleone as a metaphor for his quid pro quo approach. The article references a scene where a character seeks help from a mafia boss, illustrating the book's central theme.