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writerJT

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3. Agreed. Trump always gets away with

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 06:49 PM

Jul 16

whatever he’s done, but that’s because of one thing: his rabid base scares the hell out of other elected Republicans so they shield him.

But now that base is starting to fracture. And without pro-Trump pressure from the base (in fact, maybe even anger from the base directed at Trump) we’ve perhaps reached the beginning of the end of his grip on the party.

I know we’ve all been hearing “the walls are closing in” and other such proclamations for almost a decade now, but I’m starting to think this might be the one thing he can’t slither his way out of.

(If true, though, that only gets rid of Trump. MAGA still exists. JD Vance still exists. Which sucks.)

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Flashbacks of Watergate [View all] kentuck Jul 16 OP

Lest we forget, before eggs there was The Milk Case of 1974 bucolic_frolic Jul 16 #1

Sounds quaint compared to what's going on these days newdeal2 Jul 16 #2

Agreed. Trump always gets away with writerJT Jul 16 #3

If the AG appoints a Special Counsel.... kentuck Jul 16 #4