US EditionDonald Trump says "maybe" people like dictators
Trump signed executive orders targeting flag burning and cashless bail while expanding National Guard deployment to Democratic-led cities amid ongoing political and legal opposition.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump suggested many Americans might favour strongmen, saying 'maybe we like a dictator', while signing executive orders tightening federal control in Washington, D.C. and targeting flag-burning prosecutions.
- Earlier this month, Trump deployed the National Guard to D.C. and took federal control of the Metropolitan Police Department, framing these as responses to an out-of-control crime wave amid media criticism.
- The administration deployed 2,000 National Guard troops in the city, with the Defense Department set to mobilize 1,700 across 19 states, and the White House reported 910 arrests and 101 firearms seized.
- Democrats vowed to challenge expanding security measures in U.S. Congress, while Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois officials warned of unconstitutional federal deployments; Trump denied seeking authoritarian rule on Monday.
- Trump signalled Chicago, Illinois could be next for federal intervention despite homicides dropping about 50% this year and shootings down 57% over four years, while the Pentagon plans possible operations.
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Donald Trump responds to critics of his deployment of the National Guard, specifically targeting Democratic Illinois Governor Jay Robert Pritzker.
Following LA and DC, Trump wants to send the National Guard to other US cities. Here’s how he can do it
President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda.
Many in the U.S. capital see the deployment of more than 2200 National Guard soldiers as a provocation.
"I'm not a dictator," said Monday the populist leader, accused of authoritarian drift by his opponents for his immigration and security policies.
In the midst of his hard action against crime in Washington, Donald Trump caused a stir: he suggests that many Americans could approve of a "dictator" – but stresses that they are not themselves. At the same time, he massively expands the powers of the National Guard.
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