Trump allies defend his 'day one' dictatorship

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023 1/ Trump allies defend his 'day one' dictatorship: 'All he needs' Donald Trump was offered a chance to shut down warnings about his increasingly violent and authoritarian vision for his potential administration. Instead, he embraced it. During an event on Fox News billed as a town hall on Tuesday, host Sean Hannity gave him a chance to clarify that "under no circumstances, you are promising America tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody." "Except for day one," Mr Trump replied. His supporters and campaign have framed his comments as a joke to attack his critics, a defence that has tried to rewrite and undermine his own words and actions over the last several months, including his explicit promises of a campaign of retribution and political vengeance against his rivals.   Read the full article 2/ Inside a southern Gaza hospital As Israel expands its ground assault, a surgeon describes desperately trying to treat a stream of wounded children 3/ Republicans know January 6 is a political loser. So they're trying to rewrite history Republicans are trying to frame the attack as a peaceful protest or as a set-up by federal law enforcement 4/ 1,000 Americans are dying every week from Covid, CDC says US government may be done with the pandemic, but data shows an alarming number of American deaths 5/ Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year A shortlist of finalists included Barbie, Hollywood strikers, King Charles III and Sam Altman THE BIG QUESTION Will the Supreme Court protect the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits? In the mid-late 1990s, Purdue Pharma began manufacturing, and heavily marketing, an opioid pill that has quickly become a thorn in the side of the world: OxyContin.   The implications of the pill, which is widely believed to have heavily contributed to, if not sparked, the opioid epidemic, is now making its way to the Supreme Court in a case that, at first, appears as another bankruptcy case.   Read the full article here Watch / Massive fire rips through Berlin Christmas market as tourists flee NUMBER OF THE DAY 2013 The evidence that could potentially incriminate New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez just took a strange historical turn. Read more QUOTE OF THE DAY " Tried, but didn't like doing crime. GTA5 required shooting police officers in the opening scene. Just couldn't do it." Elon Musk is a self-confessed gaming obsessive, but he has revealed that he draws the line when it comes to shooting police officers. Read more OTHER STORIES YOU MIGHT LIKE  Norman Lear, pioneering TV legend, dies aged 101 Kevin McCarthy to retire weeks after being ousted as House speaker Divers create treasure map for an estimated $100m of riches from 1656 shipwreck Chris Blackhurst: Did someone in the City know what was going to happen on 7 October?   The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247 Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter.   To unsubscribe from The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter, or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345 Read our privacy notice and cookie policy