Donald Trump: “I’m not a dictator”

WASHINGTON — It’s not just John Kelly.

Former President Donald Trump he has to defend himself against a host of former military officials he has appointed to the position who say he has fascist and authoritarian tendencies.

“If I fire somebody, every newspaper in the world will talk to them to see if they can get them to say something bad,” Trump told WABC radio hosts John Catsimatidis and Rita Cosby in an interview broadcast Thursday.

Kelly, retired general who was Trump’s chief of staff, said New York Times that, according to the dictionary, “he definitely fits the general definition of a fascist.” Kelly also said, “He definitely prefers a dictatorial approach to governing.”

Former Secretary of Defense Mark EsperAsked by CNN if he thought Trump was a fascist, he replied: “He definitely has those tendencies.”

AND Mark Milleywhom Trump appointed chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said book author Bob Woodward: “We have to stop him! … He is the most dangerous man in the world. When I spoke to you, I had suspicions about his mental decline and so on, but now I understand that he is a real fascist.”

Trump’s response: insult.

In his radio interview on “Cats and Cosby,” Trump used personal terms to attack Kelly (“stupid man”), Esper (“weak guy”) and Milley (“total fool”).

As for his election opponent Harris, Trump said she was repeating lies.

Referring to Harris’ recent interview, Trump told WABC: “All she could do was talk about Trump whenever she was asked the question, ‘Well, I think Trump is a dictator.’… I’m not a dictator. This is simply incredible. This is their new thing.”

Harris and his supporters urged voters to consider the source of claims that Trump wants unchecked power.

“This is a window into who Donald Trump really is” Harris said this week.“from the people who know him best, from the people who have worked alongside him, in the Oval Office and in the Situation Room.”