“They say: ‘We don’t need him. Freedom, freedom, he’s a dictator, he’s a dictator,’” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office. “A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’ I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator. I’m a man with great common sense and a smart person.”

President Donald Trump said some Americans may "like a dictator” while defending his stance on violence in Chicago.

Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stand behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2025. Credit - Al Drago—Bloomberg/ P resident Donald Trump said Monday that he thinks Americans may like a “dictator,

If Trump sends the National Guard into cities without the consent of governors, state leaders would be able to file court challenges, as California Governor Gavin Newsom did to block Trump from federalizing the National Guard to quell protests and riots over his immigration policy in Los Angeles earlier this summer, Banks said.

President Donald Trump made a trademark Trumpian request after being allowed to hold the FIFA World Cup trophy at the White House. FIFA President Gianni Infantino handed the gold prize to Trump during an Oval Office presser on Friday announcing the Dec.

Donald Trump on Monday proudly displayed the FIFA World Cup trophy on his desk, just days after he asked if he could keep it. The trophy, now in a protective casing beside the Resolute Desk, was brought into the Oval Office last Friday by FIFA President Gianni Infantino for the announcement that the group stage draw for next year’s event will be held in December at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Donald Trump is the proud occupier of the World Cup trophy as it sits inside the Oval Office, yet he seemingly got his facts all wrong when showing it off to reporters on Monday