He couldn't know he would wield such absolute power and be given carte blance by a multitude of willing toady sycophants.
Now that he has a taste of complete and absolute power he will not give it up. He will fight dirty (it's the only way he knows how to fight) and go to ugly criminal corrupt cruel disgusting extremes because he is HOOKED on all the bennies he is getting. Woe betide he/she who tries to obstacle him. Prodons created a monster and now will witness the result of their abject disgrace. Are ya happy out there?
When you think of fascism, often the images of Adolf Hitler come to mind; and along with it, Leftists accusations that fascism is a purely right-wing ideology. However, that could not be further from the truth. One of the key components of both fascism and socialism is control and direction over the means of production, also known as central planning. Control of the economy by government bureaucrats in pursuit of some goal is carried out in the exact same manner by both socialists and fascists.