Summary
Seventy days into his second term, Donald Trump faces growing internal turmoil and public backlash. Allies report he’s making late-night angry calls, upset over negative press and policy setbacks.
The “Signalgate” scandal and GOP resistance to new tariffs have shaken his administration. Trump blames National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for a messaging blunder and resents criticism of his deportation efforts.
His attempts to end wars in Gaza and Ukraine have faltered.
Republicans fear economic fallout from his trade policies, raising concerns about recession and inflation.
What are the chances of him being booted out via 25th Amendment in the next six months?
It might buy JD just enough time to prevent the Republicans being utterly wiped out in the mid-terms…
Almost nil. They don’t have the votes unless the Dems are even more supine than they already are. If the VP and come cabinet members declare him unfit, Trump can oppose that by writing a letter saying that no, he’s OK. Then it takes 2/3 majority in both houses to remove him. He’d have to be comatose or non-verbally gaga in order for the 25th to be triggered, at least according to the intent of the amendment.
I will now gaze wistfully into the near distance and contemplate life under the more competent evil.
More competent but significantly less likeable for the bade. Trump slides by with what passes as charisma to stupid people, but vance is such a bitch that I can’t imagine them rallying around him.
I hear that, but would also consider the monied interests would like more stability, and would ease the rallying behind Vance… probably.
I’m not sure he’s much more competent, especially when it comes to successfully undoing the damage just enough to keep the GOP in power, by the skin of their teeth, whilst still grifting everything that isn’t welded down.
That, and he doesn’t and likely will never have the cult of personality.
I’d wager that once he who shall not be named is removed from office, the rest of the party will implode into a self-interested factional civil war.
Vance’s part in bullying Zelenskyy and the absolute clusterfuck that was the result of his attempt at a charm offensive in support of seizing Greenland, indicate that he may be marginally more articulate than Trump, but is just as incompetent and just as much blinded by his own ego and dogmatism.
Maybe. There’s clearly hidden power behind the throne. The orange face at the Resolute Desk has never been this disciplined about following an agenda in his life, and that change is not one of the known side-effects of dementia. Those people in the shadows might be able to replace him with a different useful idiot like, say, Joe Rogan.