Monday, July 15, 2024

Trump’s vow to only be a dictator on ‘day one’ follows growing worry over his authoritarian rhetoric

 https://apnews.com/article/trump-hannity-dictator-authoritarian-presidential-election-f27e7e9d7c13fabbe3ae7dd7f1235c72

 As Donald Trump faces growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave his longtime friend a chance to assure the American people that he wouldn’t abuse power or seek retribution if he wins a second term.

But instead of offering a perfunctory answer brushing off the warnings, Trump stoked the fire.

“Except for day one,” the GOP front-runner said Tuesday night before a live audience in Davenport, Iowa. “I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill.”

And in case anyone missed it, he reenacted the exchange.

“We love this guy,” Trump said of Hannity. “He says, ‘You’re not going to be a dictator, are you?’ I said: ‘No, no, no, other than day one. We’re closing the border, and we’re drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I’m not a dictator.’”

2 comments:

  1. What would you rather: a mastermind like Obama who slowly manipulates democracy in the shadows, or Trump who you know doesn't have a nefarious master plan. The problem with the left is that they understand Trumpbin their own terms instead of just seeing him for the guy he is.

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  2. And what did Biden do on day 1? Oh yeah, sign a whole bunch of executive orders to ensure his agenda would go through. But when he did it, he was restoring democracy!

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