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Trump says he'll be a dictator only 'on day one' if elected (www.rte.ie)
submitted 2 years ago by M0oP0o@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9210722

Donald Trump has said that he will not become a dictator if he becomes US president again except "on day one", after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that the US was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election. Fuck, well at least he's honest on this statement

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[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Wasn't expecting to be hit with the tyrannical equivalent of "Just the tip!" today, lol.

[–] zib@kbin.social 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We get to have a little dictatorship as a treat.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like an appetizer

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

If that's the appetizer, I'm not sure I want the main course...

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Come on its just a hint of a police state

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

An authoritarian spritz, if you will

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

How was I supposed to know you were lactose intolerant?

[–] Tosti@feddit.nl 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Seems legit. I never knew you could just do limited versions. So like:

  • One day dictator
  • Just a little genocide
  • Racist against a single group.
  • Limited war

I was watching Chris Christie on stage in the GOP debate being the sensible person. What the actual F....

[–] bfg9k@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

special military operation

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Every day will be day one

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

ha, tomorrow you can have democracy. Too bad tomorrow is always a day away.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's like Groundhog Day but not funny.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

Oh that would be a great 3rd movie.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

He will abolish the calendar.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Just like every week was infrastructure week.

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

In an unrelated note, Trump embraces Amazon's "It's always day 1 culture"

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Come on guys, don't you trust him? He seems like such a trustworthy fella.

[–] NoneSoVile@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

He just needs to get a quick Night of the long Knives in and then he'll totally stop being a dictator.

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

He who has the best words meant

From the first first day

[–] sirdorius@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

He was actually referring to a Venus day