Trump says ‘a lot of people like it’ when he floated the idea of being a dictator

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In a Time magazine interview, former President Donald Trump, who shared it via his Truth Social media platform, hinted at dictatorial aspirations, stating, “A lot of people like it.” This comment was in response to his earlier statement to Fox News about becoming a dictator on his first day in office if re-elected.

From the transcript:

Do you see why so many Americans see language like that, you know, dictator for a day, suspending the Constitution—

Trump: I think a lot of people like it.

But you see why they see that as contrary to our most cherished democratic principles?

Trump: No. I think the press does. Not because they don’t understand it. They understand it as well as you do, as well as anybody does. That was said in fun, in jest, sarcastically.

The Biden-Harris campaign swiftly condemned these remarks. Spokesperson James Singer stated, “Trump is willing to throw away the very idea of America to put himself in power,” and warned of Trump’s promise to “rule as a dictator on ‘day one’.”

Trump also discussed abortion post the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade overturn, indicating support for conservative states monitoring pregnancies and penalizing abortions. The Biden-Harris campaign emphasized the upcoming election’s role in determining women’s reproductive freedom and pledged to protect Americans’ fundamental freedoms