Trump suggests some Americans 'like a dictator'

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Trump defends his sweeping Washington clampdown, saying some Americans might prefer a dictator, as he expands security powers and criminalises flag-burning.

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00:00United States President Donald Trump suggests that many Americans might prefer a dictator

00:05as he continues his clampdown on Washington and enforces stricter measures against flag burning.

00:11Speaking at the Oval Office, Trump also criticised the media and his political opponents

00:18saying his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration is underappreciated.

00:30And they say, we don't need him. Freedom, freedom. He's a dictator. He's a dictator.

00:33A lot of people are saying, maybe we like a dictator. I don't like a dictator. I'm not a

00:38dictator. I'm a man with great common sense and a smart person. And when I see what's happening

00:45to our cities, and then you send in troops, instead of being praised, they're saying,

00:50you're trying to take over the republic. These people are sick.

00:54Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington to address what he described as rampant crime

01:02and assumed federal control of the city's police department.

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