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Trump Becomes The Dictator We All Warned About

It didn't take long for our prediction to manifest

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Dash Dobrofsky
Jun 13, 2025
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I am not shocked at yesterday’s handcuffing of Senator Padilla — not in the slightest — as it’s exactly what we all predicted would happen should Donald Trump evade prison and reoccupy the Oval Office.

What a week

From deploying National Guard troops and active-duty Marines against his own citizens, to rolling out tanks for his $45 million taxpayer-funded military parade, and detaining Democratic lawmakers for questioning his Gestapo-style raids — Trump has gone full-blown dictator.

And somehow, today, he’s gotten even crazier:

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