Former president and his political allies have pushed back on the “dictator” label and have accused his political opponents of being the real authoritarians.
Paul Dans, the director of the Heritage Foundations 2025 Presidential Transition Project, has pushed back on a trending media narrative that former President Donald Trump could behave like a dictator if he returns to the White House in 2024.
Several media commentators and contributors—including those writing for the Washington Post, Politico, and the Philadelphia Inquirer—have repeatedly referred to the former president in authoritarian terms and accused him of pursuing a dictatorial strategy going forward.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and a frequent critic of President Trump in recent years, also recently said the U.S. is “sleepwalking into a dictatorship” with a second Trump presidency.
Speaking with NTD’s “Capitol Report” on Wednesday, Mr. Dans said the United States is already dealing with an authoritarian government, not because of the out-of-office former president, but because of the current presidential administration.
“The DOJ and, we know, the FBI has set its mark on…
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