"There's certain people in Trump's orbit who, when they tell you what they're going to do, I listen. And I would put Steve Bannon on the top of the list. He has been one of the most senior advisers to Trump the first time he ran, predicted the events around January 6th, the efforts to overturn the election. And I feel crazy because I feel like a conspiracy theorist talking about this!"
"This is a guy who has got authoritarian envy. He goes around to these countries and he loves he wants the parades, he wants the arches, he wants the ballrooms, he wants to be an emperor, he wants to be an authoritarian. Paying no attention to the Constitution, that's the way Ortega does it, the way Chavez did it, the way Maduro does it, Putin does it."
Co-hosts warned that Trump and allies signal intentions consistent with seeking an unconstitutional third term and consolidating authoritarian power. Whoopi Goldberg said Trump declared he would be a dictator from day one. Steve Bannon predicted a third term, and Trump answered ambiguously on whether he would pursue another term. Alyssa Farah Griffin emphasized Bannon's influence and his prior predictions about January 6 and efforts to overturn the election. Hosts pointed to White House ballroom renovations as evidence Trump may not plan to leave. Concerns included authoritarian envy, imperial trappings, and potential militarization including National Guard deployments.
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