There is no dictator ship though.
These takes are insane. Hate trump as much as you want (I certainly dislike him).... He's the democratically elected president of the US
These takes are insane. Hate trump as much as you want (I certainly dislike him).... He's the democratically elected president of the US
You seem to operate on the belief that democratically elected leaders can't do harm to democracy, while history has times and times again proved you wrong, and that to me is what's insane here.
“Dictator” and “elected” are not incompatible. In fact, the term originates as the title of an elected (not directly by the citizenry, but then neither is the US President in any case) officer, and the term has nothing to do with how you got into power, but with what practical constraints it is exercised.
He is daily exceeding legal bounds of the presidency and otherwise abandoning all precedents that limit executive overreach.
He has committed crimes against this country and should not be in office.
The DOGE project was a wildly unconstitutional overreach of the executive branch, shutting down or severely crippling agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau without the approval of Congress.
Republicans are letting Trump act like a dictator to accomplish things they want outside of the guardrails of our democracy. There are plenty more examples out there if you choose to pay attention.
The first part does not follow from the second. It's much easier to become dictator when in power, e.g. after being democratically elected. It's a common route. See also Self-coup / autocoup (1).
Of course, nothing like that could even be attempted in the USA! (2) /s
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup#Notable_events_descr...