Is Donald J Trump a dictator?
ChatGPT isn’t sure, but listed 7 definitional elements to consider, so let’s do that...
ChatGPT isn’t sure, but listed 7 definitional elements to consider, so let’s do that...
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The most dangerous and alarming thing Trump is currently doing is telling government employees that he is the sole interpreter of the Constitution and laws of the USA.
Only a dictator acts like this.
Putin still holds elections. Trump tried to overturn the result of a free and fair election by fomenting a mob attack on Congress.
Only a dictator acts like this.
Since his inauguration, Trump has made a desperate and concerted effort to encroach on the power granted by the Constitution to the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.
Only a dictator acts like this.
Trump’s firing of Justice Department officials for prosecuting him for insurrection, and firing Inspectors General of the federal government are brazen attempts to suppress legal challenges to his power.
Only a dictator acts like this.
Trump’s blizzard of executive orders trampling legislative and judicial restraints on his power are just the beginning. Giving Elon Musk unfettered access to the most sensitive private citizens’ information is another example.
Only a dictator acts like this.
Trump claimed during his campaign that if people voted for him “it will be fixed so good you won’t have to vote again.”
Only a dictator acts like this.