Broad suppression + exceptions
That's something Trump and cronies are doing. Criminalize/suppress huge swathes of behavior and/or people, then grant exceptions to those who show obedience, profitability, or some other benefit to Trump.
- Mass #deportation (unless you're a Republican business owner, then you can get special visas for your #undocumented workers)
- Economy-choking #tariffs (unless you're a business owner who knows how to suck up, then you'll get special exemptions)
- The #Press is Evil (unless your platform showers Trump with fawning praise)
- No #Abortion Ever (unless you're wealthy and can dodge and weave to another state)
- Seize your land to build the #borderwall (unless you give money to Trumpy interests, then the wall goes around your land)
etc.
Everyone is by default a criminal, denied rights, and/or marginalized. Only the mercy of the emperor can save you. This is one way the president becomes the emperor.