Donald Trump will go on trial on March 4 accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 US election.
The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, had a stage to himself on Wednesday in prime time. Fox News town hall in Iowa, where he was forced to declare outright that he was not “going to be a dictator.”
“No, I'm not going to be a dictator. I'm going to get by like we did,” Trump said while explaining his recent claim that there would be “chaos” in the country if his criminal proceedings continue, according to daily mail.
He said his opponents are trying to win votes by calling him a dictator. He also blamed the media for not emphasizing parts of his initial comment when he said that he would only be a dictator in politics and energy order.
“This is just a political ploy: Trump is a dictator, he wants to be a dictator,” Trump said.
Trump's town hall came a day after his “chaotic” comment, which he made after an appeals court hearing that appeared inclined to reject his claim to presidential immunity.
Last month, while attending another Fox News At the town hall in Davenport, Iowa, co-host Sean Hannity asked Trump if he would “never abuse power in retaliation against anyone.”
“Except the first day,” Trump responded. Trump said that on the “first day” of his presidency, he would use his presidential powers to close the southern border with Mexico and expand oil drilling.
Trump added: “After that, I'm no longer a dictator.”
The favorite in the 2024 US presidential election has a significant lead in the Iowa polls: multiple surveys show him with 50% and a lead of more than 30 points over his rivals.
The 77-year-old former president was impeached twice by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives but was acquitted thanks to Senate Republicans.
Trump will go on trial on March 4 accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election won by US President Joe Biden.
