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I think k you missed the part where he unironically wants to “run for a third term.” And has literally every check and balance in his pocket.
He's not going to win a third term. And he won't be able to cheat into a third term. I'm not concerned about that.
I'm concerned about A. the damage this term, and B. the smarter version that follows a similar playbook.
However, you have to be pretty fucking dumb to be the President of the United States and still feel like you have any obligations to Russia. You tell the CIA what you fucking did, and they take care of it. What is he worried about, the pee tape getting out? Just call it fake news like he has literally everything else. It doesn't matter how much evidence there is. It never matters how much evidence there is. People follow him anyway.
The number of times he's flown right past that, things he's said or done that were guaranteed to lose him the election, or get him impeached and removed from office, or at least lose support among his base or Congress, or get him prosecuted, or or or...
Yeah, at this point, I'm not betting anything or anyone will realistically stop him.
And if you're betting on the Constitution blocking him from running again, remember that him being inaugurated is already a violation of the Constitution as an instigator of insurrection against the US government. Nobody is going to stop him. Do you really think it'll be different in '28? After 4 years of no longer solidifying but outright cementing his judiciary at all levels he can seat? With an executive branch that's been purged of non-loyal employees?
He's been underestimated at every step, except for the 2020 election, the one time he's truly lost anything. So you really think underestimating him now and expecting norms and laws to keep him in check when they've literally never done so is a good idea?!?
Oh buddy, haven't you been paying attention? Disenfranchising voters and rejecting unfavorable election results has been one of their biggest priorities.