In a full blown military coup they would but that's not the kind of coup Project 2025 threatens. They'll be one of the last to go. They'll constantly ask us to donate and vote while doing absolutely nothing to stop it. Controlled opposition.
They actually cut off what he said. Watch the first 40 seconds of this video. He said 'We're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling. After that, I'm not a dictator'. He was making a joke.