Overview

• At an Oval Office press conference, the president said “maybe we’d like to have a dictator,” renewing explicit musings about authoritarian rule.
• Commentary highlights his assertions of sweeping authority, including past and recent claims that he can “do anything” as president if he deems the country in danger.
• Mediaite reports more than 2,200 armed personnel are patrolling Washington, D.C., as the president threatens to send troops and tanks to Chicago, Baltimore, and New York.
• He has targeted major broadcasters with calls on Truth Social to strip ABC and NBC of their licenses, according to Mediaite’s account.
• Analysts cited by Raw Story argue he is normalizing the idea of a presidency with unchecked power, noting a CNN report that some supporters now favor dictatorship if he leads it.