An ex-Russian thinks Trump will be like Putin: a gang leader who uses bigotry but only really wants to repress those who oppose him or get in his way.

This may be true — I've suspected it too — but the bigots that Trump has made socially acceptable will continue to recruit, with or without further support from him. Moreover he seems inclined to continue to give the bigots help (for instance, Bannon).

Meanwhile, Pence is a solid theocratic right-wing extremist.