strong-arm

It was unclear what papers Trump referred to, but there was no mistaking his strong-arm sentiment.

Trump has already tried to strong-arm state officials into overturning the results of a free and fair election.

“If Sacramento was controlled by Republicans, I wouldn’t like to see them come in and strong-arm on a local level either,” he said.

They say he has also increasingly wielded strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents, squeeze independent media and quash dissent.

The country’s democracy, Modi’s critics say, is faltering under his government, which has increasingly wielded strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents, squeeze independent media and quash dissent.