Trump's "dictator" answer to Sean Hannity tests Republican tolerance
Donald Trump,GOP,Sean Hannity,Politics
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Republicans in Congress and across the country — including on the GOP debate stage — are facing a new litmus test: Should former President Trump's remarks that he will be a "dictator" only on "Day 1" be taken seriously? Why it matters: This isn't 2016. Trump is well aware that the softball question lobbed last night by Fox News' Sean Hannity — "Do you in any way have any plans whatsoever, if re-elected president, to abuse power?" — is rife with alarming context. Zoom in: Trump is facing 91 criminal...
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