Merriam Webster defines a dictator as “one holding complete autocratic control: a person with unlimited governmental power.” This is what Trump will want to achieve. Unlike a dictator, Trump wouldn’t control most government activity — at the federal, state or local level. If the Democrats take the House in 2024, would Trump control how they vote on legislation? Given his historic unpopularity ratings, the resistance to a second Trump term will likely be fierce at every level of government. Thus, if Trump wins in 2024 there would be neither American democracy nor American dictatorship.

Source: CNN December 12, 2023 14:17 UTC