Trump’s ‘dictator’ remark jolts the 2024 campaign — and tests his GOP rivals on debate day

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Trump’s ‘dictator’ remark jolts the 2024 campaign — and tests his GOP rivals on debate day
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Sean Hannity was trying to throw Donald Trump a life vest, and Trump was waving it off.

At a town hall in Davenport, Iowa, on the eve of what may be the final Republican primary debate of the campaign, the Fox News host asked the likely GOP nominee whether he had “any plans whatsoever, if reelected president, to abuse power? To break the law? To use the government to go after people?”

Trump parried. Hannity probed. He again asked Trump whether he was indeed “promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody?”

“Except for Day One,” Trump said.

Were Trump’s initial remarks a Trumpian jest? A threat? A promise?

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Back in Davenport, as Hannity wrapped the town hall, the crowd’s reaction left no confusion over how Trump’s town hall and his remarks landed.

They gave him a standing ovation.

I need an adult.

Adult here.... the word you're looking for is alcohol.

Alcohol here, the word you're looking for is Armalite.

Adult here: get the people you know to vote, and vote as well

Those you know who aren't that motivated, motivate them

Elections are very important

Vote in every election you can and participate in the primaries leading up to them

We can only defeat this scourge by working together

The majority of people I know would vote for Trump. There's no chance of me flipping that. Should I really encourage them?

No. Flip the script and discourage them.

"You guys have got this in the bag, you don't need to vote in this one. Have you seen Biden's approval rating, woof."

That should work at least a little bit in discouraging the trumpets you know

Trump isn't hiding what he plans to do. He has been open and honest that he will be a dictator and tyrant.

That's what "they" want. This isn't going to be a negative to hardcore trump loyalists.

It’s almost like he could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn't lose voters

No it doesn't. He's going full steam ahead, and a lot of the country supports him. I can feel the background noise of insanity permeate my city.

"Whaaat? Ohhh nooouuu" /s

You lot are terrified of your own shadow.

Pretty funny considering the same crowd was crying when Obama wore a brown suit.

DAE remember when Obama disrespected the Queen by giving her an iPod?

Think Trump has a plan to get Mexico to pay for the Wall? He's had a while to come up with some great ideas

He'll come up with that plan right after Infrastructure Week.

At least he didn't do the whole "Well, I'm not a Trump fan, but Joe Biden is such a terrible President and why aren't we talking about that?"

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