Trump's executive orders on day one fulfilled his promise to be a dictator, claims CNN presidential historian.

On Inauguration Day, CNN presidential historian Timothy Naftali asserted that President Trump had already established himself as a "dictator."

The president's plan to sign over 200 executive orders on his first day set a new record, and Naftali responded to the news.

Naftali stated that Trump had pledged to be a dictator from the start and he intended to fulfill that promise, as Trump had mentioned during a 2023 town hall with Sean Hannity.

Trump stated that he wouldn't be a dictator, except for the first day. He planned to close the border and drill, drill, drill. After that, he wouldn't be a dictator.

Naftali criticized Trump for inviting far-right leaders, including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentine President Javier Milei.

He accused Trump of capitulating to the "far-right" by attacking his past calls to acquire Greenland and regain control over the Panama Canal.

Naftali stated that the inauguration had the far-right international represented, and the President of the United States, for the first time since 1901, discussed acquiring new territory and threatening another country's sovereignty in his inaugural address.

"The far-right worldwide will receive a signal from America that it is now playing the game like other far-right countries, which means taking what they want."

For the first time since World War II, we are no longer an indispensable nation. If we follow through with the rhetoric in the inauguration, we have become an imperialist nation.

Trump vowed in his inaugural speech that the U.S. will reclaim its sovereignty, restore safety, and balance the scales of justice. He pledged to put an end to the weaponization of the Justice Department and government, and his top priority is to create a prosperous and free nation.

The rhetoric used by the president in his inaugural speech is reminiscent of imperial great power, as Naftali noted.