Douglas Brinkley Minces No Words: 'Donald Trump Just Behaved Like a Tyrant' @alternet

Douglas Brinkley Minces No Words: 'Donald Trump Just Behaved Like a Tyrant' @alternet: The country's leading presidential historian weighs in on the 'Tuesday Night Massacre.' On Tuesday, leading presidential historian and frequent Trump critic Douglas Brinkley joined a chorus of voices denouncing the president's dismissal of FBI director James Comey.'It's a very troubling abuse of power,' Brinkley told Anderson Cooper on CNN. 'Donald Trump just behaved like a tyrant. We see that in other countries in the world. We don't expect it here.'