Donald Trump’s “Dictator” Promise Is No Joke

Antidemocratic President • Cowering Trump • Santos’s Second Act [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Donald Trump’s “Dictator” Promise Is No Joke Good morning from the Hive newsroom. Former president Donald Trump has now promised on two occasions that he’d be a dictator (supposedly, only on “day one”) if reelected. For VF, Molly Jong-Fast [writes]( that “many in the media seem absolutely allergic to calling Trump what he is.” But Trump’s autocratic comments are transparent and unsubtle. “It’s time for the media to warn voters of the stakes of this election, one of which is whether there will still be democratic elections.” In other Trump news, Eric Lutz [has the latest]( on the 2024 GOP front-runner’s civil trial. Trump wrote in an all-caps Truth Social rant that he has “nothing more to say” under oath. Elsewhere, Bess Levin [updates us]( on George Santos, who seems to be living his best life as a recently expelled congressman, and reportedly says he’s making over $80,000 a day on Cameo—well over his annual congressional salary of $174,000. Thanks for reading. [Donald Trump]( [Donald Trump’s “Dictator” Promise Is No Joke]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The MAGA base is cheering on Trump’s antidemocratic rhetoric, which the media should take very seriously.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Declines Opportunity to Throw Another Tantrum on the Witness Stand]( By [Eric Lutz]( [While the former president claimed he has “nothing more to say” under oath, he still has a lot to say over Truth Social.]( [Read more button](   [George Santos Says He’s Making Over $80,000 a Day on Cameo]( By [Bess Levin]( [Being expelled from Congress appears to be the best thing that ever happened to George Santos.]( [Read more button](   [Fox News Hosts Say Republicans Have No Evidence to Impeach Joe Biden]( By [Bess Levin]( [“Republicans have not shown…Joe Biden did anything illegally.”]( [Read more button](   [Queen Elizabeth II Agreed That Harry and Meghan Need “Effective Security”]( By [Erin Vanderhoof]( [As the prince’s legal battles over security proceed on multiple fronts, a recent court ruling provides insight into how the couple’s security arrangements became so complicated in the first place.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2023 Condé Nast