Donald Trump was interviewed by Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Dec. 6th in a town hall and made some pretty alarming statements, claiming that he was going to be a “dictator” on “day one” of his presidency. His longtime friend was actually trying to help the former president by prompting him to say he wouldn’t abuse power, but Trump not only didn’t take the bait, but actually confirmed that he would abuse his power.
Donald Trump is currently leading potential Republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election, even though he has spent most of the past three years in and out of the courtroom, as he is the subject of many civil and criminal lawsuits at the moment. Keep reading for more information.
Donald Trump Says He Will Be A ‘Dictator’ ‘On Day One’
Fox News’ Sean Hannity first broached the subject of abuse of power by asking Trump, “Do you in any way, have any plans whatsoever, if re-elected President, to abuse power, to break the law, to use the government to go after people?”
Trump only responded with, “You mean like they’re using right now?” But later, Hannity asked again: “You would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?”
And this time, Trump replied, “Except for day one.”
A taken-aback Hannity asked for clarification, and Trump followed with, "I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill."
He then doubled down on this statement, and said of Hannity, "I love this guy. He says, 'You're not going to be a dictator are you?' I said, 'No, no, no, other than day one." Donald Trump has said that he would "weaponize" the FBI in the past, on a Nov. 9th television appearance. The host asked him "You say they've weaponized the justice department, they weaponized the FBI. Would you do the same if you’re re-elected?"
And without hesitation, Trump said that he would: They’ve already done it, but if they want to follow through on this, yeah, it could certainly happen in reverse. They’ve released the genie out of the box," he said. He continued: "If I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say go down and indict them, mostly they would be out of business. They’d be out. They’d be out of the election."
President Joe Biden's Response
Donald Trump has said a number of alarming things in his bid for presidency, and the Biden-Harris campaign has pointed them out and is using them in their own campaign against him. "Donald Trump has been telling us exactly what he will do if he’s reelected and tonight he said he will be a dictator on day one. Americans should believe him,” Biden-Harris campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
But Donald Trump is not worried about Joe Biden winning the 2024 presidential election. He told Sean Hannity, "“I personally don’t think he makes it physically. Mentally I would say he’s possibly equally as bad and maybe worse."
As the New Year draws closer, only time will tell who will be the next potential candidates for presidency. With Trump's many lawsuits, who knows if he'll even be allowed to run.
