https://prospect.org/politics/2025-02-24-trump-coup-has-failed/
EXCERPT… Trump’s second term was always whether he would bully the country into an effective monarchy, or fall prey to the laws of political gravity.
I’m taking a pundit risk by saying that we now have that answer, after one month in office: Trump’s cooked.
His failure has followed the usual direction of political overreach. Brave dissidents from the political opposition, corporate America, or his own coalition didn’t suddenly rise to the challenge. It started from the bottom up, as the governed gradually but definitively withdrew their consent, giving space for those we somehow call “leaders” to distance themselves.
But all these things you list, corruption, fascism, lawmakers being held accountable are all a symptom of mega rich assholes throwing their money around in order to influence our political system.
To not “eat the rich” is just fighting symptoms and not the cause.
Originally commented by u/Thehealthygamer on 2025-02-25 08:46:04 AM(mep7pt6)