The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime.

So a lot of people say, you know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator,

but I'm not a dictator. I just know how to stop crime.

And you would think that Illinois would have such a problem with crime, such a bad governor,

he should be calling me and he should be saying,

could you send over the troops, please? It's out of control. It's out of control.

In New York, it's out of control. Not as bad as Illinois, by the way. Not even close.

In California, you would have not had the Olympics had I not sent in the troops,

sent in the National Guard.

They did a fantastic job.

That was President Trump responding to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, who called him a dictator

on Monday.

The question is, is the president now just trying to normalize the idea of an American

dictator? Also ahead, we're going to bring you the latest on the president's push to remove

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, who plans to sue the Trump administration now in order to

keep her job. The question is, what will the courts decide? Plus, this is the biggest story

on social media. It's the engagement of Taylor Swift and

Travis Kelsey. The question is, when's the wedding? It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early. The show that really wants to read that pre-up.

You know what I'm talking about.

I'm Ali Vitale on this Wednesday, August 27th.

We'll start with the news.

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