US EditionTrump Now States Some Americans Might Like A 'Dictatorship'
Trump defended federal actions including National Guard deployments and prosecution of flag burners, citing crime control in Democratic-led cities despite criticism of overreach.
- On Monday, August 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a public-order unit within Washington's National Guard, saying, 'World War Two, it was called the Department of War.'
- On Monday, August 25, President Trump defended deploying two National Guard units to Washington, D.C., citing public safety amid crime concerns.
- He announced a measure to prosecute flag-burners, stating, 'If you burn a flag you get one year in jail no early exits, no nothing,' Trump said.
- After the orders on Monday, Democrats warned the actions push presidential power past constitutional limits and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pledged legal resistance, warning of court challenges if federal troops deploy without state consent.
- Given his prior remarks that he would be a 'dictator on day one,' critics and civil rights advocates express concern over President Donald Trump's impact on democratic norms.
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Donald Trump said on Monday, at an improvised press conference in the Oval Office, that many Americans would "like to have a dictator," adding that they do not like dictators and not be one of them. (International).
Many people would "like to have a dictator" as a leader. A new provocative statement by Donald Trump, Monday, August 25, during an improvised press conference in the Oval Office. While assuring himself, while accused of authoritarian drift by his opponents, "not to be a dictator".
George Conway alarmed as Trump's 'cops act like thugs': 'Somebody's gonna get hurt'
President Donald Trump has created a situation in which police are free to "act like thugs," conservative attorney George Conway lamented on MSNBC's "The Weeknight" Monday evening — and in which actual criminals can pretend to be police without too much effort.This comes as Trump maintains his grip on Washington, D.C.'s law enforcement under the pretext of an "emergency" — and as he threatens to send federal troops to even more cities around the…
'Prescription for disaster': Conway rips Trump for sending 'thugs' to 'hurt' Americans
Conservative attorney and political analyst George Conway said Monday President Donald Trump’s takeover of blue cities is a “prescription for disaster,” adding that “somebody is going to get hurt.” During a segment on MSNBC Monday evening, Conway went on to say cops are acting like “thugs” and it’s becoming hard to tell the difference between security personnel and thugs because the cops cover their faces while making arrests.Earlier on Monday, …
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