There’s no doubt the Trump/Elon-led regime is currently running circles around Democratic lawmakers. And while it’s important we organize, mobilize, and fight to preserve the pillars of democracy, I’m reminded what Ezra Klein told us in his column earlier this month titled “Don’t Believe Him”:
If we believe he is already king, we will be likelier to let him govern as a king.
Don’t believe him. Trump has real powers — but they are the powers of the presidency.
Three headlines from Political Wire reinforce this:
- Trump Officials Want to Un-Fire Nuclear Safety Workers. ”…but they struggled to find them because they didn’t have their new contact information.”
- ICE Struggles to Boost Arrest Numbers. “…despite the rapid infusion of resources, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is struggling to arrest higher numbers”
- Trump Media Lost More Than $400 Million Last Year. “…lost $400.9 million last year and its annual revenue declined 12% to $3.6 million.”
He’s still a dangerous idiot who has learned to better recruit people who will empower his agenda. But he’s an idiot nonetheless and he doesn’t have the discipline, as a citizen or President, to ever go beyond “flooding the zone” to producing a series of tangible outcomes.
Our true north until the next elections is to avoid the dizzying pace of headlines and to remain committed to the cause or causes that matter most to you and that will get you to take action — locally or beyond.