ANALYSIS — Former President Donald Trump initially sidestepped a question about whether he intends to govern as a “dictator” or “abuse power” during a possible second term as friendly Iowa voters repeatedly drowned him in cheers Tuesday at a town hall.
The 2024 Republican front-runner did not immediately and directly answer that question when pressed by Fox News commentator Sean Hannity during a pre-taped town hall from Davenport. Instead, Trump contended that the Biden administration is currently abusing its power and appeared to praise mobster Al Capone, whose penchant for brutality made him an infamous American crime figure.
Trump said he has been indicted four times on “made-up charges” before pivoting to the Chicago mob boss. “I often say Al Capone, he was one of the greatest of all time, if you like criminals. He was a mob boss, the likes of which — ‘Scarface,’ they call him. And he got indicted once. I got indicted four times.”
