"But then he goes on television and says, Oh, Trump is a dictator. He's a dictator.. And a lot of people hear it. So the line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot people say, you know, If that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator.. But I'm not a dictator. I just had to stop crime."
"The president's use of the military to police U.S. cities came up repeatedly. Trump and his administration have supported the push with a steady stream of wild, and at times unhinged claims about crime. Trump's policing takeover scheme has also prompted increased chatter that Trump is a dictator, a charge that Trump has weirdly leaned into while claiming he is not a dictator."
President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested that many Americans would prefer a dictator who stops crime while denying he is a dictator. He amplified calls to use the military to police U.S. cities and pressed governors to request troop deployments to address rising crime. Trump repeated a false story about Maryland Gov. Wes Moore during a cabinet meeting and revisited similar themes during a flag-burning executive order photo op. The administration has advanced a plan described as a policing takeover, backed by claims of rampant crime and calls for stronger federal intervention in local law enforcement.
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