David Sirota

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You're not going to be a dictator, are you?

I said, no, no, no, other than day one.

How did Donald Trump turn the presidency into a king?

Well, it didn't start with him.

It was the goal of a decades-long master plan.

When the president does it, it is not illegal.

I'm David Sirota from The Lever.

On our new season of the award-winning Master Plan podcast, we uncover the stealth plot to create an all-powerful president, or as some call it... A unitary executive.

A unitary executive.

A unitary executive.

Our journalists reveal the hidden scheme to eliminate checks and balances, crush democracy, and turn government by the people into government by one man.

Check out Master Plan Season 2, The Kingmakers.

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Yeah, your statement is false.

So that's not what he—I was asked very specifically.

Were you there yesterday?

Yes, I asked a question.

Okay.

No, did you—were you the one that—because somebody asked me a question yesterday.