Recap of Trump's Town Hall with Sean Hannity

On Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump joined Sean Hannity of Fox News in a town hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa.

Key Details: Trump took questions about whether he would use his power as president to go after adversaries. He also suggested that President Joe Biden might not physically make it through another term, and compared himself to the "one of the greatest criminals" Al Capone in talking about the number of criminal indictments he is facing. Trump expects to win the Iowa caucus next month by a larger margin than in either 2016 or 2020

Key Quote: When questioned by Hannity if he would never abuse his power or use the government to go after people, Trump responded, "Except for day one. I want to close the border and I want to drill, drill, drill. After that, I'm not a dictator."

For Context: The White House and some media outlets compared Trump to Adolf Hitler after he described some political enemies as "vermin" at a political rally last month. More recently, left-rated outlets have published articles warning of the dangers to democracy if Trump is elected for a second term.

How the Media Covered it: Some left-rated sources reported that Trump did not state a clear aversion to using authoritarian power. Some right-rated sources saw Trump's comments as more "tongue-in-cheek" and viewed them as an overall dismissal of the claim that he would be a dictator.