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Didn't Trump said himself that the wants to be a dictator even for 1 day? Is that enough for being undemocratic?
by gloryjulio 3y ago
Didn't Trump said himself that the wants to be a dictator even for 1 day? Is that enough for being undemocratic?
- rayiner 3y agoHe didn’t say anything like that: https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2023-12-09/segment/05 https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2023-12-09/segment... “He says, you're not going 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.” He’s clearly turning back the “dictator” comment and using a metaphor to talk about things within his executive authority. Trump has the power to close the border. He also has the power to approve oil drilling permits. He then specifically says: “after that I’m not a dictator.” The way CNN ran with this comment was unmistakably in bad faith.
- gloryjulio 3y agoWho cares about CNN? Not interested in mental gymnastic of the Trump fans, even 1 day is a day. It's not like he didn't have other instances: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-truth-social-dictatorship/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-truth-social-dictato... Why do Trump fans pretend to care about democracy after Jan 6, just take the mask off. Everyone knows Trump and the cult do not care about democracy ;)
- jacquesm 3y agoWhat's really interesting is former democrats of color voting for the one guy that if he really got into power would try to turn the USA into the next installment of the white power movement. How people can make this mistake over and over again is something that really puzzles me, people that directly vote against their best interest. It's not as if Trump has been subtle about it with all of his dog whistling. And the dogs came running.