| > I am literally stating what he literally stated. And if you look what he said in full context it doesn't seem that bad? >"You are promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?" Hannity asked. >"Except for Day One," Trump said. >When asked to clarify, Trump said he would use the presidency to close the border and increase oil drilling in the U.S. >"That is not retribution," Hannity said. >"I love this guy. 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," Trump said. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-sean-hannity-dicta... I agree that it's not a great thing to say as a presidential candidate, but it's tenuous to go from that to "he's going to go full dictator like Xi Jinping/Putin/Maduro/Orban". |
1) he is clearly authoritarian (adjective) and
2) there are several answers other than self-control or lack of willpower/desire that could explain the fact he didn’t successfully “become a dictator” in his first term, and some of those components have changed dramatically between then and now