@rbreich With respect to this, you know that dumb "I'm a snake" allegory he speaks about in rallies (the original poem is not dumb, its his metaphor that is)? If he gets elected and becomes dictator, he's going to turn around and say "I'm the snake." And a whole lot of people will still not get it.
There is nothing subtle about this. Nothing hidden. No 5D chess. He wants presidential power TO abuse it. He wants the cloak of "official acts" he's already litigating on that basis.