Tinpot Dictator's Checklist
Denigrate the press-check
Call the military "My generals"-check
Threaten independent financial agencies-check
Do an end around on the appropriation of money-check
Stack the court with stooges-check
Gin up the rubes with lies-check
Intimidate witnesses through the media-check
Eliminate questioning media from press conferences-check
Incarcerate and separate children from their families-check
Pardon cronies and war criminals-check
Actively seek the support of other despots-check
Denigrate the judiciary by calling them "Obama" judges-check
Install crackpot family members as government advisers-check
Continue private businesses and profit from government office-check
Prepare to start a wag the dog war-check
Only recognize a valid election if he wins-check
I could keep going but I need a drink.
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"Intimate witnesses through the media-check "?
You might want to try intimidate. 
