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by tim333 388 days ago
I think a fair reading of Trump would be that he was saying he'd have things fixed in four years, rather than staying on as a dictator.
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I disagree. A fair reading is that he intends to have abolished the rules preventing him from just being a dictator.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-trump-has-said-about-pursu...

That's how we're already interpreting it, that he will "fix" things, i.e. cause irreparable damage. There was no suggestion that he would stay on after his term, only that the damage would be so deep that the switch couldn't simply be flicked in the opposite direction.
He was talking to groups who don't normally bother to vote, who started paying attention because the economy was so bad. He was talking about fixing the economy so they can go back to not paying attention.
Why is the Trump store selling 2028 merch then?