'Terrifying but so important': GOP strategist raises alarm over new Trump policy report

Former President Donald Trump's newly revealed policy plans is ringing alarm bells for at least one conservative operative who warned Americans Tuesday they should "be afraid."

Republican strategist Sarah Longwell appeared on CNN Tuesday afternoon to discuss Time Magazine's sweeping exposé on Trump called "If He Wins."

"I got to tell you this piece is terrifying," said Longwell. "But also so important that everybody go read it."

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Longwell argued that Trump's four criminal cases have focuses American's perspective on past events, which she argued could be a crucial mistake.

"The trials make us focus on sort of what Trump did before," Longwell said. "There has been so little attention paid to what Donald Trump says he's going to do in his next time."

Longwell also argued coverage is limited by speculation and "a lot of fear about what he's gonna do."

"The things that were laid out in this piece show that people are right to be afraid," she said.

Longwell noted Trump has brought an argument to the Supreme Court that presidents should enjoy absolute immunity and has joked he would be a "dictator" on his first day in office.

"It's so funny, the juxtaposition," Longwell said. "And by funny, I don't mean funny ha-ha — but terrifying the way that he says, well, 'I'm not going to be a dictator! I'm just joking!'"

But it's no joke for Longwell. She believes Trump is not playing games.

Mimicking Trump, Longwell said, "Also, let me tell you how 'I'm going to manipulate the Department of Justice and fire people who don't do exactly what they what I want and put a bunch of loyalists into the into all of these civil servant offices."

She concluded, "That is exactly what people are saying when they're talking about dictator."

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