Two years ago, I wrote an essay about the Trump Administration as a threat to the constitutional republic. This seems like a good time to re-up it. I think it holds up. Including the parts about what would happen if crisis came.
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Here’s what I’ll add now, as the election approaches. Nothing is more important to Trump than Trump, and above all that Trump be perceived as a winner. He knows that his place in history as winner or loser depends on this election. Therefore… (2/4)
…he will transgress any norm, violate any rule, or destroy any system if he thinks it’ll improve his chances of re-election. He doesn’t care about any of those other things anyway. And he learned from the impeachment that he can behave with impunity. (3/4)
He will get more and more dangerous as November approaches, especially if he thinks things are going poorly for him. This is going to be turbulent, and we all need to buckle up. And to keep our heads, and to act like the Republic depends on what we do. Because it does. (4/4)
