The takeover scheme has also prompted increased chatter that Trump is a dictator, a criticism that Trump addressed head-on at one point during his flag-burning executive order photo op: And they say, we don't need him, freedom, freedom, he's a dictator, he's a dictator. A lot of people are saying maybe we like a dictator. I don't like a dictator. I'm not a dictator. I'm a man with great common sense and I'm a smart person.