 But Ezra Klein is simply disclosing that Democrats have been promoting bad faith alarmism all along when accusing Trump of being a would-be dictator and a threat to democracy. Because the New York Times columnist further stated that, quote, I've had top Democrats say to me, basically, say something like, I don't know why all these Democrats who think Donald Trump is an existential threat to democracy are acting the way they are, but the reason I'm acting the way I am is because I don't think that.