It's not the media's take, it's federal courts and supreme court decisions, and it's Trump' words.

Due process and judicial review is there to limit things going wrong.

Either the rule of law matters or it doesn't. If it does, the government has to follow the laws and court orders. If it doesn't, the government get to do what it wants.

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Of course that's the media's take.

So then you must be against what Bukele has done in El Salvador, right? He had to suspend certain rights to clean up his streets. His whole country loves him for it, but if they had it your way, Salvadorans would still be living in a nightmare.

Trump has always had a fascination for dictators: Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, and Viktor Orban. His latest bromance is with Nayib Bukele, the "world's coolest dictator," as he likes to call himself.

Trump said he would be a dictator on Day 1. And he is delivering.

Bukele is helping him by offering to jail the people he doesn't want, including US citizens. For a fee of course.

You think Trump having the power to disappear people to El Salvador is a good thing.

There are many gangs operating in the US and criminals with no gang affiliation.

So let's "suspend certain rights" and "clean up the streets."

Let's disregard the Constitution and the laws, remove judges, intimidate political adversaries, crack down on journalists and activities, bypass due process, and ignore term limits.

What can go wrong?

I don't share you dictatorial tendencies. It never ends well for the people.