Ominous Speech & Behavior
2016
2016-01-23 During a rally in Iowa Trump said he could shoot someone and not lose votes, stating, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, okay, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?”.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-i-could-shoot-somebody-and-wouldnt-lose-any-voters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBRk90BKf_E
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2016/01/23/donald-trump-iowa-rally-shooting-sot.cnn
2017
2017-04-29 Snake Poem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSrOXvoNLwg
2023
2023-11-11 During a rally in Claremont NH, Trump compared his political opponents to “vermin” and that he would plan to “root them out”.
2023-12-05 Trump quipped about being a dictator “day one” during a speech in Davenport Iowa.
https://time.com/7312196/trump-americans-maybe-we-like-a-dictator/
2023-12-06 Hannity interviewed Trump. Trump 1) quipped about being a dictator the first day only and 2) called J6 prisoners “hostages”.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/kash-patel-tells-members-media-government-after-trumps/story?id=105432592
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-raises-new-alarms-dictator-except-day/story?id=105416124
2024
2024-07-01 In July of 2024 Trump argued that a President has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. In 2026 Trump invoked the 2024 ruling to argue for broad immunity from criminal prosecution regarding “official acts”.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11194
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-v-us-great-power-comes-great-immunity
2024-07-26 Trump told followers at a Turning Point rally that they onlyhave tovote this one time and won’t have to vote again, because the votes will be “fixed”.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-admits-lost-2020-leading-192730313.html
2024-10-23 During an interview with All Things Considered, Jeffrey Goldberg quoted Trump as having said he needed “the kind of generals Hitler had…People who were totally loyal to him, that follow orders”.
2025 February
2025-02-26 Trump posted an AI-generated video of Gaza as a beach resort, featuring several disturbing images including himself as a golden idol and Elon Musk vacationing in the war-torn land.
2025 August
2025-08-25 During an interview Trump quipped “maybe they want a dictator”.
https://time.com/7312196/trump-americans-maybe-we-like-a-dictator/
2025-08-26 Trump had a banner of himself mounted upon the building across from the US Labor Department.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5471330-trump-banners-propaganda-washington/
https://www.newsweek.com/department-labor-trump-portrait-2119185
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FzZrYxgf7ZA
2025 September
2025-09-13 Elon Musk attended a far-right anti-immigration rally in the UK organized by Tommy Robinson. One of the things Elon Musk stated was, “Violence is coming” and “You either fight back or die”.
2025 December
2025-12-08 The Supreme Court gathered to hear arguments to expand presidential power which would allow the president to fire anyone for any reason regardless of merit. The vote was poised to take place later in June 2026, and the decision could restructure the checks and balances of power within the federal government.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/08/nx-s1-5626876/supreme-court-trump-ftc-unitary-executive
https://www.fox5dc.com/video/1753194
2026 January
2026-01-21 Trump stated again during the summit in Davos “Sometimes you need a dictator”.
https://newrepublic.com/post/205508/trump-sometimes-you-need-dictator-davos-speech
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-sometimes-you-need-a-dictator/
2026 February
2026-02-19 Trump had a banner of himself hung over the Department of Justice.
2026 March
2026-03-05 In reference to the war in Iran, Trump stated, “It’s over when I want it to be” and “We don’t want them to put anybody in there unless it is approved by us”.
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/david-muir-donald-trump-iran-36827739
2026-03-26 The Treasury announced it would be putting Trump’s signature on the dollar bill.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/26/politics/trump-signature-paper-currency-treasury
https://fortune.com/2026/03/27/trump-name-on-dollar-not-treasury-secretary/
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0425
2026 April
2026-04-07 In July of 2024 Trump argued that a President has absolute immunity from criminal prosecution. In 2026 Trump invoked the 2024 ruling to argue for broad immunity from criminal prosecution regarding “official acts”.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11194
https://www.cato.org/blog/trump-v-us-great-power-comes-great-immunity
2026-04-18 Palantir posted a 22-point “supervillain” manifesto on X outlining American dominance and power goals, including advocating for nuclear dominance and autonomous AI weapons systems. In that manifesto they also said that some cultures were “inferior” to others and that “postwar neutering” of Germany and Japan must be undone.
https://x.com/palantirtech/status/2045574398573453312?s=46
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GK1Zx4wz4ZU
https://www.dw.com/en/palantir-why-its-political-manifesto-is-causing-a-stir/a-76895480
https://www.businessinsider.com/palantir-manifesto-alex-karp-technological-republic-summary-2026-4
2026-04-29 Trump branded U.S. passports with his image.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/passports-trump-face-park-pass-currency-analysis