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Business InsiderJUL 2023
Trump Remarks He'll Only Be a Dictator on 'Day One'
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The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
The path to a Trump dictatorship is certainly on the table. Already, the former president faces several criminal charges concerning his attempts to undermine American democracy during the Jan. 6 attacks as well as his role in electoral interference schemes. Yet, despite this, Trump continues to display strong polling numbers against his GOP rivals, and, most importantly President Biden. It's important — given this context — to not give in to pessimism and continue to fight to protect America's values at the ballot box as the 2024 election becomes ever closer.
Pro-Trump narrative
While far-left media outlets continue to accuse President Trump of intending to use illegitimate power and force if he were to return to office, there is an audible hypocrisy in the lack of scrutiny concerning the very same behavior by Biden and his administration. Sadly, despite knowing this all too well, corrupt left-leaning media outlets will continue to not publicly recognize this — as long as those with similar ideologies stay in power, legitimate use of authority seems not to matter.