USA - Trump: No dictator if re-elected - "except on day one"
In the event of an election victory and another term in office as US President, Donald Trump has announced that he will not rule like a dictator - "except for day one". He wants to close the national border on his first day in office, for example, "after that I'm not a dictator", he told US broadcaster Fox News in an interview conducted in Davenport in the state of Iowa on Tuesday (local time). The presenter Sean Hannity had asked him if he promised never to abuse his power or use the law to retaliate against anyone.
Republican Trump, who governed in the White House from 2017 to the beginning of 2021, had campaigned in particular for a massive strengthening of the border with Mexico during his time in office in order to curb illegal migration. He lost the election to Democrat Joe Biden, but still refuses to concede defeat. He wants to run for president again in 2024. In internal party polls, the 77-year-old currently has a huge lead over his Republican rivals.
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If Donald Trump wins the upcoming elections and secures another term as the U.S. president, he has stated that he will not act as a dictator from the second day of his term. During his first day in office, he plans to implement stricter border controls, such as closing the national border, as he mentioned in an interview with Fox News. Despite losing the 2020 elections to Joe Biden and refusing to concede defeat, Trump has expressed his intention to run for president again in 2024, maintaining a significant lead in internal Republican party polls.
Source: www.stern.de
