Ronald Reagan's daughter slams President

Ronald Reagan's daughter says her late father would be 'horrified and heartbroken' at the state of the country and GOP in a scathing interview criticizing President Trump.

Patti Davis, 66, the fourth of the former president's five children, said: 'There's no resemblance to the Republican Party of my father's time,' before directing her ire at the GOP for failing to challenge Trump for his words and actions in office. 

'How about the crickets when Trump keeps assaulting the constitution,' she said in an interview with Yahoo News. 'I mean, they don't say anything. They don't stand up to him.' 

Patti Davis, 66, author, former actress and daughter of former president Ronald Reagan

Ronald, Nancy, Patti and baby Ronald Jr Reagan, dated 1955

Ronald Reagan's daughter says her late father would be 'horrified and heartbroken' at the state of the country and GOP. Patti Davis, 66, the fourth of the former president's five children, said: 'There's no resemblance to the Republican Party of my father's time' before criticizing Trump

Reagan died in 2004 prompting an outpouring of grief across the country, and tributes on both sides of the house (Nancy Reagan, Michael Reagan and Patti Davis say a final farewell)

Reagan died in 2004 prompting an outpouring of grief across the country, and tributes on both sides of the house (Nancy Reagan, Michael Reagan and Patti Davis say a final farewell)

The one-time actress, from LA, also took issue with Trump directly, accusing him of behaving like a dictator.

'He talks like an autocrat,' Davis said. 'He befriends autocrats. He supports autocrats. He believes them. He wants to be one.'

Davis also discussed the issue of immigration and political rhetoric, which she says has changed radically since her father was in office, from 1981 to 1989. 

'I think he would be horrified,' she said. 'I think he would be heartbroken, because he loved this country a lot and he believed in this country.' 

During President Reagan's administration, Davis fiercely opposed many of her own father's policies including being an vocal supporter of the

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