Worse than Orbán: Trump is trying to bring his opposition to heel

Frida Ghitis: Donald Trump is importing the authoritarianism of Hungary to the U.S. She says the Hungarian leader's methods have convinced Trump to import the model to the United States .

Ghitis says the MAGA coalition is as much a cult of personality as it is a political movement.

She says Trump has no interest in "soft authoritarianism" or marginalizing his opposition.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson actually called for Padilla 's censure while Republican Senate Majority leader John Thune said he's "gathering information" "If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question," Padilla said afterwards, "you can only imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day laborers".