What President Trump Actually Said (Unedited) - Be a dictator for the day -Trump raised new alarms last year when he referred to himself as a "dictator" but only on "Day 1" during a town hall in Iowa. When asked by Fox News host Sean Hannity if he was promising that he "would never abuse power as retribution against anybody," Trump responded, "Except for Day 1." MORE: What to make of Trump's 'dictator' comment When asked what he meant by that, Trump said, "I want to close the border and I want to drill, drill, drill." "We're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling," Trump said. "After that, I'm not a dictator."
