If you look at Assad in Syria for example, his regime was similar in that he wanted to cement himself in power and line his and friends' pockets. When the people stood up, the army cracked down with brutality. This is the same situation, the only difference is that around 50% of the country are happy to live under the orange dictator while he systematically destroys the institutions that give Americans their freedom. He is controlling the law, education, health care, and economy which will force the people to submit to his way. He's also pushing the propaganda much like Iran does and is clearly poisoning the minds of his low IQ supporters.
I'm sure a few here would have seen The Boys. Right now America is at the point where the protester gets killed when he throws the can at Homelander's boy and gets murdered, after which the crowd cheer. The next step is when Homelander lasers the whole crowd when they criticise him, it was his imagination, but it seems to mirror the current climate.