America’s Teetering on the Verge of Dictatorship

Four months ago I wrote that the upcoming election is the most important in American history. It wasn’t hyperbole. Yesterday we clearly and unequivocally understood why.

At his daily Campaign Propaganda Rally (aka “Task Force press conferences”), Donald Trump officially declared himself dictator.

“When somebody’s president of the United States, the authority is total.”

Let me repeat that: he said his power is “total.”

No Congressional oversight. No co-equal branches of government. No 10th Amendment of the Constitution. Just King Trump. Herr Trump. Dear Leader Trump.

This is not the first time Trump has MAGAsturbated to authoritarian fantasy. But it’s the first time he’s directly pitted this desire for total power against a potential Constitutional battle…in this case between him and state governors over who would have the authority to “reopen” the economy.

“The president of the United States calls the shots,” Trump said. “They can’t do anything without the approval of the president of the United States.”

Forget for a moment that he’s 100% incorrect. That’s not the issue. The issue is that, if this fascist sociopath is re-elected, American democracy is over as we know it.