Trump tells Hannity he will be a dictator only on ‘day one’ if elected president

At town hall event in Iowa with Fox News host Sean Hannity, the former president was asked to deny that he would use power as retribution'

Former president Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News host Sean Hannity asked him to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric.

The Republican presidential frontrunner has talked about targeting his rivals - referring to them as vermin" - and vowed to seek retribution if he wins a second term for what he argues are politically motivated prosecutions against him. As Trump has dominated the Republican presidential primary, president Joe Biden has stepped up his own warnings, claiming Trump is determined to destroy American democracy".