"Enemy of the people" is straight-ahead Bolshevism.
I always thought that one of the reasons this would never happen here is because the American people wouldn't let it. But we see partisans lining up behind this guy, willing to overlook everything as long as he is advancing their tribe's interests. Sometimes.
Hitler used to say that you don't win elections by getting smart people to vote for you. Trump is not Hitler....but the point stands.
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Putins-Kleptocracy-Who-Owns-Russia/dp/1476795207