{"id":115758,"date":"2023-12-10T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/10\/with-a-smile-and-a-smirk-donald-trump-repeats-dictator-comment\/"},"modified":"2023-12-10T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T19:33:28","slug":"with-a-smile-and-a-smirk-donald-trump-repeats-dictator-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/10\/with-a-smile-and-a-smirk-donald-trump-repeats-dictator-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"With A Smile and a Smirk, Donald Trump Repeats \u201cDictator\u201d Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Former president and present GOP frontrunner <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> gleefully reminded the viewers that he\u2019d grow to be a \u201ddictator\u201d for the primary day of a second presidential time period in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/12\/10\/trump-defends-dictator-comments-amid-nyc-soiree-filled-with-extremists-maga-diehards-00130968\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rambling keynote<\/a> on the New York Young Republicans Club (NYYRC) annual gala on the ritzy Cipriani restaurant on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>During his 80-minute speech to a crowd of 1,000 MAGA donors, politicians, and influencers on Saturday, Trump introduced up viral feedback he made final Tuesday in a city corridor with Fox News host <strong>Sean Hannity<\/strong>, who requested the previous president whether or not he would decide to not abusing his presidential energy to retaliate in opposition to political enemies if re-elected in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Trump replied that he would solely be a dictator on \u201cday one.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re closing the border. And we\u2019re drilling, drilling, drilling,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/05\/us\/politics\/trump-fox-news-abuse-power.html#:~:text=Pressed%20during%20a%20Fox%20News,most%20extreme%20comments%20so%20far.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mentioned<\/a>. \u201cAfter that, I\u2019m not a dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The GOP frontrunner returned to the road Saturday. \u201c<strong>[Peter] Baker<\/strong> today in <em>The<\/em> <em>New York Times<\/em> said that I want to be a dictator,\u201d Trump complained, referencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dictatorship.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an article<\/a> overlaying how Trump and his allies are \u201cleaning into\u201d the cost that they plan on assuming dictatorial powers if re-elected. \u201cI didn\u2019t say that. I said I want to be a dictator for one day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In current years, the NYYRC winter soiree has grow to be one thing of a gathering level for the American far-right conservatives. At final yr\u2019s installment, NYYRC president <strong>Gavin Wax<\/strong> <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2022\/12\/11\/white-nationalists-other-republicans-brace-total-war\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2022\/12\/11\/white-nationalists-other-republicans-brace-total-war&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2022\/12\/11\/white-nationalists-other-republicans-brace-total-war\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">declared<\/a> \u201ctotal war\u201d on the fitting\u2019s political enemies, vowing to \u201cdo battle in every arena. In the media. In the courtroom. At the ballot box. And in the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The membership\u2019s president reprised these remarks Saturday night time. \u201cSince I know the deep state is listening tonight, once President Trump is back in office, we won\u2019t be playing nice anymore,\u201d Wax mentioned. \u201cIt will be a time for retribution. All those responsible for destroying our once-great country will be held to account after baseless years of investigations, and government lies and media lies against this man,\u201d he mentioned, vowing \u201cto turn the tables on these actual crooks and lock them up for a change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Trump greeted Wax\u2019s speech warmly, twice calling it an \u201cexcellent speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In his first-ever look on the 111-year-old annual occasion, the previous president claimed that Democrats\u2019 \u201cnewest hoax\u201d is to name him a risk to democracy. \u201cThis is their new line. Here we go again \u2014 \u2018Russia, Russia, Russia,\u2019 \u2018Mueller, Mueller, Mueller,\u2019 \u2018Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine.\u2019 One hoax after another,\u201d Trump added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Trump additionally delivered a message to President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>, who greeted his unique \u201cday one\u201d remark by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/thank-god-only-one-day-biden-mocks-trump-dictator-remark-rcna128890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joking<\/a>, \u201cThank God, only one day.\u201d \u201cI can only say to Joe: Be very careful what you wish for, but [what] you have done is a terrible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Former president and present GOP frontrunner Donald Trump gleefully reminded the viewers that he\u2019d grow to be a \u201ddictator\u201d for the primary day of a second presidential time period in a rambling keynote on the New York Young Republicans Club (NYYRC) annual gala on the ritzy Cipriani restaurant on Wall Street. 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