When Trump does it:
The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a king and quoted a dictator in suggesting that he was immune from following laws — all while his administration has continued pushing the bounds of presidential power....
In the midst of this blitz, Trump on Saturday posted on social media, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” citing a quote often attributed to the French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte
When Milley does it:
In an interview with NPR on Wednesday, airing Thursday, Milley said that while Russia has gained ground after amassing greater numbers of combat units and artillery than Ukraine, the defenders have a moral advantage over their aggressors. “The moral is to the physical as three is to one,” Milley said, quoting Napoleon Bonaparte.
The only references to Napoleon as "dictator Napoleon" are when Trump quoted them. Elsewhere, he is called by his title 'Emperor'. I guess that does not sound scary enough when Drumpf cites him. E.g.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a French connection: The agency’s forerunner was created in 1908 by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s great-nephew, Charles J. Bonaparte, when he was President Theodore Roosevelt’s attorney general.
Normally, 'dictator' means 'someone we don't like at this particular moment'. But I guess they moved the goalposts even further to 'someone it suits us to demonize for the purpose of this specific article'. But don't dare call us fake news, because that's an attack on the "free press".
Disclaimer: I used Google, not LexisNexis, which may not have found all articles, but what evidence there was speaks volumes.
They tried to send Trump to Elba not remembering how badly it went for them last time.
He died in Elba. People used to regularly visit him before it got too much. It's actually referenced in Les Miserables in a few places.
He still had money and position, he just wasn't allowed off the island.
Napoleon died on St Helena.
My apologies. He died of some cold at old age and had dinners and guests. He did not die at this battle or that one as so many believe is what I was getting at.
No he returned from Elba and when the inbred ruler installed in france sent the army after him they threw down their guns and cried out 'long live the emperor'. Then, after having half a dozen nations declare war on him personally and losing he was sent to die at st helena