Rolling Stone reports:
During an interview aired Sunday, Fox News host Maria Bartiromo gave former President Donald Trump a chance to explain away his remarks in a December town hall that he’d only be a dictator on “day one.”
Trump brushed it off: “It was with Sean Hannity, and we were having fun, and I said ‘I’m going to be a dictator,’ because he asked me, ‘Are you really going to be a dictator?’ I said ‘Absolutely, I’m going to be a dictator for one day.’”
Facing dozens of felony counts in four criminal cases, Trump has plans to expand presidential immunity, purge the federal government, “come down hard” on the media, and send hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the border.
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Big strong steel workers. Tears in their eyes. Called him sir a lot. https://t.co/6qwJPZoKEd
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 4, 2024
Trump claims to Maria Bartiromo his comments about being a dictator were “made in jest” — but then reiterates that he plans to “close the border” on his first day pic.twitter.com/TLgla2sKGj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2024
TRUMP: China never would’ve sent a balloon over the US if I were president
BARTIROMO: Are you saying there was never a balloon under your watch? pic.twitter.com/TbrvY43qVZ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2024
Bartiromo: Look at what we’re seeing, we’ve got the Democrats actually with the money if spending it. The the RNC is seeking credit lines, reporting its lowest bank balance at the point in any year since 2016.
Trump: So I have a lot of money pic.twitter.com/z1jDtiCj7B
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 4, 2024
Trump: We had unbelievable people
Bartiromo: But you had plenty of personnel mistakes.
Trump: Obama had, what about Biden? Look at the people running this Biden thing. The difference is I fire people. I fired Comey.
Bartiromo: You didn’t fire Christopher Wray. pic.twitter.com/ww0smKvBqJ
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 4, 2024
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Trump suggests he will get rid of @GOPChairwoman after Bartiromo tells him the RNC is facing historically low fundraising numbers and Democrats are out-raising them by far pic.twitter.com/v8mfxMOgIm
— DNC War Room (@DNCWarRoom) February 4, 2024
Trump claims Iran called him while he was president to give him a heads up about attacks they were directing against the US military. Bartiromo seems dubious about it. He also claims Israel was supposed to be involved in taking out Soleimani but got cold feet at the last minute. pic.twitter.com/7GblLQFLpp
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2024
BARTIROMO: What’s the first thing you do to get America’s strength back on the international stage?
TRUMP: First thing you do is you have to close up the border and then you have to have a massive deportation. You have to do it. pic.twitter.com/dP4pzanZsx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2024