"Maybe We Like a Dictator": Trump Suggests Many Americans Would Prefer Autocracy

President Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks Americans may like a “dictator,” though he wouldn’t describe himself as one.

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00:00I think the Democrats better get smart and you know politically I hope they don't but actually

00:04in terms of love for the country I hope they do because it would be good to work together

00:09so I'm thinking about you know when I have some slob like Pritzker criticizing us before we even

00:16go there I made the statement that next should be Chicago because as you all know Chicago is a

00:20killing field right now and they don't acknowledge it and they say we don't need him freedom freedom

00:26he's a dictator he's a dictator a lot of people are saying maybe we like a dictator I don't like a

00:31dictator I'm not a dictator I'm a man with great common sense and I'm a smart person and when I

00:38see what's happening to our cities and then you send in troops instead of being praised

00:43they're saying you're trying to take over the republic these people are sick but I'm really

00:50saying and I say this to all of you in a certain way we should wait to be asked because

00:56they have cities that are so under control you know out of control so we go in and fix it they

01:00take the full credit for it and they go out and say I heard it this morning they're saying how well

01:05they've done over the last 10 day period