Americans have endured another news cycle in which Donald Trump made outrageous statements at a rally and then spent the next several days gaslighting and making weaselly excuses for how he was misinterpreted. But Trump's people know how to pick up what he is putting down. By now Trump and his rhetoric come with a track record of stirring anger, divisiveness and outright violence. Timothy Snyder, Yale University history professor who writes "Thinking about..." on Substack, discusses why Trump's pattern are not just typical of Trump, but familiar to anyone who has studied the rise of dictators throughout history.  » Subscribe to MSNBC: youtube.com/msnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: msnbc.com/maddowblog ReidOut Blog: msnbc.com/reidoutblog MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as commentary and informed perspectives. Find video clips and segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Morning Joe, The Beat with...