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Tuesday was a déjà vu day for President Donald Trump as he suggested for the second day in a row that the American people might want a dictator to lead the country.
It happened during a Cabinet meeting when Trump got angry at Democratic governors like Maryland’s Wes Moore and JB Pritzker of Illinois, who aren’t happy he’s threatening to send the military into their states’ cities.
Trump seemed especially miffed at Moore, mainly because the governor clapped back after the president claimed Moore called him “the greatest president of my lifetime” during a brief meeting last December. On Monday, Moore said, “Keep telling yourself that, Mr. President” on X.
That caused the notoriously thin-skinned leader of the free world to gripe to reporters about Moore before going down the authoritarian path.
Trump claimed that Moore told him, “Sir, you’re doing a great job. You’re doing an unbelievable job. Thank you very much,” and then went on TV to declare that Trump is a dictator.
Trump took that moment to suggest ― without evidence, of course ― that maybe having a dictator in the nation’s highest office ain’t such a bad thing.
“So the line is that I’m a dictator, but I stop crime,” Trump said. “So a lot of people say, you know, ‘If that’s the case, I’d rather have a dictator.’”
Trump then insisted he’s “not a dictator,” adding, “I just had to stop crime. And you would think that Illinois would have such a problem with crime, such a bad governor. He should be calling me, and he should be saying, ’Could you send over the troops, please?’”
Trump’s comments on Tuesday mark the second day in a row that he has floated the notion that many Americans would prefer to have a dictator leading the nation.
On Monday, he brought up the dictator idea during a press conference where he griped about the reaction to his ongoing threats of deploying troops on U.S. soil.
“A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we’d like a dictator,’” Trump said, while insisting that he’s “not a dictator,” but a man with “great common sense.”
Many people on social media feared that Trump’s comments were a trial balloon for how he really wants to run the country.
No, most people prefer not to be under dictatorial rule.
— The Dr. - ❤️’s Educated Women (@gatesisthedevil) August 26, 2025Trump isn’t hiding it anymore.
He’s pitching dictatorship as a deal.
“Give up democracy, I’ll stop crime.”
That’s not law and order — that’s tyranny in plain sight.
"The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, if that's the case, then I'd rather have a dictator.” - Trump
You are all frogs in a boiling pot.
So our take is simple: this is the mask off moment. Trump isn’t even hiding it anymore. He’s telling the country the plan is dictatorship, wrapped in law-and-order branding. If people shrug this off, it signals permission for the authoritarian slide to accelerate before 2026.
— Boss Global Radio™ (@BossGlobalRadio) August 26, 2025The dictator-for-a-day sales pitch is back, this time with a 'law and order' discount. It’s a classic authoritarian bargain: trade your rights for a feeling of safety, buyer's remorse guaranteed.
While Trump floats this trial balloon, his admin is already acting. On Aug 25, he…
Who are these people that say this? Are they the voices in his rotting head?
— Kay 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 💙💙F*CK PUTIN (@katelykeanon) August 26, 2025Stop TheAssaulton Media
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The litmus test for dictatorship isn’t whether crime goes down. It’s whether power is centralized, militarized, and unaccountable.
— SleuthyFella (@SleuthyFella) August 26, 2025
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