Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show | Simon Tisdall

If the former president regains the White House in November, America faces a far worse dystopian future than being shown in cinemas

Director, cast and critics all agree: Civil War, the movie depicting America tearing itself to bloody bits while a cowardly, authoritarian president skulks in the White House, is not about Donald Trump. But it is, really.

Likewise, the first ever criminal trial of a US president, now playing to huge audiences in New York, is ostensibly about claims that Trump fraudulently bought the silence of a former porn star called Stormy after a tacky Lake Tahoe tryst. But it isn't, really.

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