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.
Anyone who’s talking about an election in 2029 is delusional. Anyone who’s talking about a fair election in 2029 is VERY delusional. How many times do these guys have to make plays outside the official rules book for everyone to understand that they don’t want and will not play by any existing rules. The failure to acknowledge that is one of the main reasons why the US is in this situation right now.
Originally commented by u/DrunkRaccoon88 on 2025-02-25 08:59:21 AM(mep9yum)