Trump says 'a lot of people like it' when he floats the idea of being a dictator
Source: Tribune News Source
People dont seem to mind the idea of former President Donald Trump acting as a dictator, he told Time magazine in an interview that drew swift rebuke from the Biden-Harris campaign.
In a wide ranging interview given to the magazine and shared by the 45th President Tuesday morning via his Truth Social media platform Trump was asked to explain comments he made to Fox News host Sean Hannity, in which the former president said he would become a dictator on his first day in office.
A lot of people like it, Trump reportedly told Time.
As might be expected, President Joe Bidens reelection team was quick to note the revelations contained in the interview and respond.
Not since the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault at home as they are today because of Donald Trump. Trump is willing to throw away the very idea of America to put himself in power, Biden-Harris 2024 Spokesperson James Singer said in a statement.
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Name one, asshole. The five members on the SCOTUS who think it would be just fine if you killed political opponents don't count.
Talitha
(6,796 posts)There he goes again... delusional donnie and his invisible friends.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(8,503 posts)Conjuay
(1,527 posts)Tears in his eyes 😭.
tanyev
(42,942 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,630 posts)BTW, this monstrosity sold for $25,000
niyad
(115,026 posts)calimary
(81,996 posts)SKKY
(11,903 posts)....I have no doubt a sizeable portion of the American population would feel better if we operated under an autocracy. I see it almost every day, and certainly every Sunday at church.
littlemissmartypants
(23,223 posts)sop
(10,615 posts)Trump understands his followers don't want to live in a democracy if it means sharing power with the people they hate. That's been his whole message for years, and it's why he was elected.
FakeNoose
(33,438 posts)What the MAGAs want is reassurance that every president from here on out will always be certified white, christian, male, and filthy rich. Of course that can't be guaranteed, even Chump can't promise that. Nobody can.
Making Chump a dictator in 2024 only hastens the day when all-out civil war destroys the country and the MAGAs get wiped out.
Baitball Blogger
(46,953 posts)contradiction.
Marthe48
(17,459 posts)flynn, hannity, certain Jan. 6th convicts who stupidly think that dear leader will really pardon them. In other words enemies of America, whether they are foreign or domestic.
catsudon
(859 posts)i did nazi this coming.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)andym
(5,457 posts)I wonder if he would extend the comment to include "tyrant" since that's what the ancient Greeks thought of dictators. Trump would then be running a "tyranny." "Tyrant Trump" probably sounds good to him.
The Grand Illuminist
(1,396 posts)May not be the majority, but a good number of people. And these "lot of people" are the definitive true threat to democracy and must be compromised.
underpants
(183,617 posts)calimary
(81,996 posts)for him outside court in New York today, didnt we!
Im still TOTALLY ready for the END of the donald era in America.
Riverman100
(277 posts)THis evil SOB needs locked up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RainCaster
(11,043 posts)I know this to be true because my bone spurs agree.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(109,419 posts)Captain Zero
(7,005 posts)On the other hand, he may not be able to smell them due to all the cocaine and adderall he has hoovered up over the years.
littlemissmartypants
(23,223 posts)Defining characteristics of pathological lying include:
●An internal motive for the behavior cannot be readily discerned clinically: e.g., long-lasting extortion or habitual spousal battery might cause a person to lie repeatedly, without the lying being a pathological symptom.[3]
●The stories are presented in a way in which the liar is portrayed in a favourable manner. The liar "decorates their own person"[9][12] by telling stories that present them as the hero or the victim. For example, the person might be presented as being fantastically brave, as knowing or being related to many famous people, or as having great power, position, or wealth.
Snip...more...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathological_lying
Please those who are responsible for reporting on this menace to society, EDUCATE YOURSELVES!!
NowsTheTime
(743 posts)littlemissmartypants
(23,223 posts)Last edited Thu May 2, 2024, 07:10 PM - Edit history (1)
myohmy2
(3,309 posts)...trump is not...
...if a fascist is what's passing for an American presidential candidate these days then we as a nation are in serious decline...
...don't blame me, I passed my civics test, ...
...
PSPS
(13,706 posts)How big is "a lot?" There are "a lot" of people who still celebrate Hitler's birthday too, not only the MAGA crowd but even in Germany! There are "a lot" of Russians who pine for "the good old days" of the Soviet Union.
onetexan
(13,143 posts)Or "many people". He knows he channels his rabid base's hate & rage. Using vague terms like that sways the weakminded who can't handle facts. Their brains are not wired to.
HandmaidsTaleUntold
(330 posts)Doesnt make it acceptable. We are a democracy and a nation ruled by laws. He needs to stop fantasizing about Nazis. His dementia must be getting very bad.
Captain Zero
(7,005 posts)Trump dead too.
Aussie105
(5,638 posts)Trump as a dick-tater or American Democracy is it is now.
They cannot co-exist in the same space and time.
One of them MUST DIE!
Mushroom dick must be thwarted!
Gird your loins, prepare for battle! Sharpen the swords, practice your archery, polish your armour!
Putting it more succinctly: Don't forget to vote!
Blue Owl
(51,217 posts)There are plenty of other countries that already have dictators, so they can move there
Novara
(5,945 posts)What they don't realize is how quickly they can be on the wrong side. The leopards would never eat their face, you know.
PAFS (people are fucking stupid).
nocoincidences
(2,249 posts)a dump truck arrived in the middle of your nonsense spouting and poured a few tons of shit over you.
That might have a chance of covering the stench pouring from the rotting seat of your pants.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,630 posts)SupportSanity
(315 posts)Last edited Wed May 1, 2024, 08:01 PM - Edit history (1)
Srkdqltr
(6,576 posts)IcyPeas
(22,066 posts)should be asked if they know the difference between "a democrat" and "a democracy". Have them define it.
Something tells me they think they are one in the same.
LiberalFighter
(52,142 posts)Make sure the orange bimbo is on line one.
Skittles
(153,941 posts)FUCK TRUMP AND HIS FASCIST SUPPORTERS
CRK7376
(2,209 posts)What an absolute asshole....dictator for life is what he wants. Not going to happen shit for brains!!! We will stop you.
CRK7376
(2,209 posts)What an absolute asshole....dictator for life is what he wants. Not going to happen shit for brains!!! We will stop you.
Aussie105
(5,638 posts)Biden wins the election, and SCOTUS belatedly says 'Yes, Presidents have immunity while in office'. (*)
Think of all the new road-working chain-gangs that could create! (Voted MAGAt? You are on the list!)
(*) Stupidly forgetting they can't make immunity retrospective, and Trump is a past false prophet/POTUS.
zanana1
(6,161 posts)If that happened, they'd be happy until some of their civil rights were curtailed.
LiberalFighter
(52,142 posts)DFW
(54,907 posts)And most of the rest work out of offices that are 500 meters or less from Red Square.
Kid Berwyn
(15,610 posts)Besides yourself, traitor.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,360 posts)It didn't make it right.
ck4829
(35,146 posts)Mike Nelson
(10,051 posts)... he should have said, "a lot of my followers like it." They want him to act like a Dictator on "day one." They want a "shoot 'em at the border" policy, end investigations, throw the Biden "criminals" in jail, pardon the patriots, etc, etc...
no_hypocrisy
(46,691 posts)it isn't THEIR choice.