Does the definition of nascent dictator fit Trump ?

Donald J Trump - President of the United States

Much has been said and projected with comparisons between Donald J Trump and the Great Dictators of the first half of the 20th Century (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Franco and to a degree, Chiang Kai-shek). The characteristics and circumstances are very different between the 21st Century United States and the countries where each of these leaders arose. In the case of Germany, Russia, Italy, Spain and China, a monarchical system had been displaced or was disappearing as a result of the Great War or internal civil war and new institutions were struggling to gain a foothold in the new nation. Substantial economic disruption had commensurately occurred as a result of this conflict which included the after effects following the end of World War I. The Great Depression also ensured the tearing of the social fabric in each country. There is no comparison with the United States in 2016 and 2017 which has none of these characteristics.

The Great Dictators were far more a product of their era than Trump. Each of them also galvanized and gave voice to the political structures which they led. The Nazi Party, the Italian Fascists, the Communist Party of Russia, the Nationalists of China  and the Nationalists of Spain were partly or totally designed by their leaders. The Republican Party in the United States is not a product of Trump and both they and he, are almost functioning independent of each other (for now).

So although Trump tries to control the media, makes promises to build walls, rattles sabres on defence, tries to alter trade negotiations, etc he does so with the other arms of Government (the Legislature and the Judiciary) fully functional. There is no Enabling Act or equivalent which cedes him power from the Legislature which was a feature of the early 20th Century in Europe.