I’ve learned to not underestimate Trump’s position in his movement. Him dying will absolutely lead to a power struggle as everyone else in the party is weak by design. It’s why Greene is gone, why a charisma black hole is VP, and why so much of his staff are incompetent jackasses. The biggest weakness to the current fascist movement has always been their reliance on Trump.
I’ve always hated this “puppet Trump” narrative. Yes he’s easily influenced by people who know how he works, but he also has great intuition for politics that no one else in the Republican party has demonstrated. He’s also more convinced than ever that listening to establishment types and measured voices will make him weak, and he has few of those around anymore anyways. As he gets more desperate or faces more opposition, he’ll get more dangerous and unhinged.
I’ve learned to not underestimate Trump’s position in his movement. Him dying will absolutely lead to a power struggle as everyone else in the party is weak by design. It’s why Greene is gone, why a charisma black hole is VP, and why so much of his staff are incompetent jackasses. The biggest weakness to the current fascist movement has always been their reliance on Trump.
I’ve always hated this “puppet Trump” narrative. Yes he’s easily influenced by people who know how he works, but he also has great intuition for politics that no one else in the Republican party has demonstrated. He’s also more convinced than ever that listening to establishment types and measured voices will make him weak, and he has few of those around anymore anyways. As he gets more desperate or faces more opposition, he’ll get more dangerous and unhinged.