In case there was any mystery about President Donald Trump’s methods for obtaining vast new powers, he more or less copped to the whole strategy Tuesday.

“The line is that I’m a dictator, but I stop crime,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting, referring to his moves to send troops into major American cities. “So a lot of people say, ‘You know, if that’s the case, I’d rather have a dictator.’”

He later added: “Most people say … if he stops crime, he can be whatever he wants.”

His comments — which expanded on his odd remarks the day before in which he noted many people seem to want a dictator — are extremely enlightening, given all that has come before it.

Over and over again, Trump has tested the limits of his power by not just taking extraordinary actions, but also by targeting thi

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