President Donald Trump fired back at Democratic critics on Monday, insisting that he is “not a dictator.”

Trump defended his federal takeover in Washington, D.C. in comments to reporters on Monday, where he also suggested that Chicago could be the next city he sends troops into. He criticized those who called him a “dictator” for sending troops into Democratic-led cities, arguing that he is just a “smart person.”

“Chicago is a killing field right now, and they don’t acknowledge it, and they say, ‘We don’t need him. Freedom. Freedom. He’s a dictator. He’s a dictator.’ A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we’d like a dictator.’ I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator,” Trump said on Monday. “I’m a man with great common sense and a smart person.”

“And when I see what’s happening to our

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