Neill, a Democrat who describes himself as a “student of history,” cast Trump as an authoritarian who has followed the controversial playbook outlined in Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for transformative changes across the federal government that Trump tried to distance himself from before the November election.

About 49% of Americans said Trump’s policies have done more to hurt them than help them, according to the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research that was released on Thursday. In comparison, just 27% said Trump’s policies were doing more to help them and 22% said the policies have not made a difference.