Ron Paul on Donald Trump: ‘I think Trump is an authoritarian and he brags about it’

Donald Trump is an authoritarian, and is someone who is opposite of a libertarian, says former Texas Republican Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul.

Speaking in an interview last week with Russia Today, Dr. Paul called Trump an “authoritarian” and someone who likes to “brag about it.”

Paul also criticized Trump for his protectionist policies. The bestselling author of “End the Fed” and “Liberty Defined” explained that you don’t create jobs by embracing protectionism because it “makes things worse.”

“I think Trump is an authoritarian and he brags about it. ‘I’m the boss and I tell people what to do.’ Government happens to be a little different to that,” said Paul. “The only thing you want to do if you believe in the market place is you want to get rid of the government. But he’s talking about having strong taxes on imports. He wants to punish people and he’s the boss. So I think he would be dangerous to the economy.”

Paul noted that Trump wants to be a president who runs people’s lives, the world and the economy “because that is the way he lives his life.”

“And on occasion he comes up with a correct idea, but an authoritarian is the opposite of a libertarian. A libertarian wants to release creative energy to the individuals,” added Paul. “We want to get government out of our lives, out of the economy, and out of all these places around the world. So it’s quite a bit different to the way a authoritarian would approach our problems.”

The champion of liberty and the constitution also made an interesting remark about elections. He claimed that “some things in presidential elections are orchestrated by the mainstream media.” Indeed! It’s rare to get the media to talk about the Federal Reserve, a non-interventionist foreign policy and the 10th amendment.

By the way, you should definitely check out the comments section of Breitbart News. The criticisms of Paul are vulgar, inane and immature.