Fear spreads fear. Right-wing Republicans are skilled at spreading fear like Catholics are skilled at spreading guilt with apocalyptic language. Evangelicals spew fire and brimstone. So, stand firm.
The Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society power players behind Project 2025 and oligarch donor money are the ultimate controllers of Speaker Johnson and The Party of Putin in Congress as Trump becomes more of a Weekend at Bernie’s standup straw figurehead sinking into dementia.
If Trump’s decline is obvious to us, as painful as it is to endure more than ninety seconds of seeing and hearing him, as others have stated here it’s obvious to those in politics around him and logically accounts for limited public appearances and sheltering at Mar-a-Lago. But there will be no stating the emperor has no clothes as long as the Project 2025 masters are behind the curtain controlling all.
They probably won’t let him debate and although there is the possibility of an off cue one off impromptu inside of or leaving the courtroom, defendants needn’t say much unless directly required to reply to the judge. So don’t look for many sound bites there.
But how is Trump in a normal one to one conversation, away from cameras and crowds? British foreign secretary David Cameron visited Trump this week. As far as we know, Cameron is not beholden to Putin or Project 2025. We can only hope someone in the British press asks.
Thanks for sharing this important information, Diane.
I recently had a terrifying thought -- if DJT were to be elected president, and his mental status continued to decline, some other Rethuglican undoubtedly would step up quietly behind the scenes to "help" him make decisions. We would have no idea who was really running the country. It could be anyone whispering in his ear and flattering his ego. Steve Bannon, Erik Prince, Mike Flynn, Roger Stone all come to mind. Which, perhaps, explains why MAGA leaders appear to be ignoring obvious signs of dementia.
Hammond, You’re not alone in your concern as any of those you mentioned could be TFG’s ear whisperer. The comments to today’s The Big Picture, the article Diane references, included this scenario and how the use of the 25th amendment might play out, to which I commented (and now breaking my own Substack pet peeve of people endlessly repeating the same comment):
…… it makes me ponder who might be the Republican VP candidate. If left entirely to Trump, that person could believably be a “Yes” person to all of Trump’s ideas and demands. Alternatively, a team of advisors serving as a VP search and vetting committee could conceivably suggest a name that they could sell to Trump but in reality be the person the backers of Project 2025 feel comfortable with assuming the office of president when Trump is sidelined by the 25th Amendment. If a search and vetting committee is formed, we will need to see who are the key players on that committee, as it could be likely, the VP suggested could be one of them and pre-determined from the start. That’s how Cheney picked himself to be GWB’s VP.
Michael, I hope they’re more people out there thinking like you and Hammond. Now we realize why so many are hoping Trump will select them. The list is probably already written.
Yes, I read that piece about the Orange one's mental decline. I hope that something will be done about it before the election. Thanks for the reminder to stay sane and not buy into the media firestorm.
The Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society power players behind Project 2025 and oligarch donor money are the ultimate controllers of Speaker Johnson and The Party of Putin in Congress as Trump becomes more of a Weekend at Bernie’s standup straw figurehead sinking into dementia.
If Trump’s decline is obvious to us, as painful as it is to endure more than ninety seconds of seeing and hearing him, as others have stated here it’s obvious to those in politics around him and logically accounts for limited public appearances and sheltering at Mar-a-Lago. But there will be no stating the emperor has no clothes as long as the Project 2025 masters are behind the curtain controlling all.
They probably won’t let him debate and although there is the possibility of an off cue one off impromptu inside of or leaving the courtroom, defendants needn’t say much unless directly required to reply to the judge. So don’t look for many sound bites there.
But how is Trump in a normal one to one conversation, away from cameras and crowds? British foreign secretary David Cameron visited Trump this week. As far as we know, Cameron is not beholden to Putin or Project 2025. We can only hope someone in the British press asks.
Cameron is a fool to visit Defendant Trump, and I hope Britain tells him so.
Thanks for sharing this important information, Diane.
I recently had a terrifying thought -- if DJT were to be elected president, and his mental status continued to decline, some other Rethuglican undoubtedly would step up quietly behind the scenes to "help" him make decisions. We would have no idea who was really running the country. It could be anyone whispering in his ear and flattering his ego. Steve Bannon, Erik Prince, Mike Flynn, Roger Stone all come to mind. Which, perhaps, explains why MAGA leaders appear to be ignoring obvious signs of dementia.
That’s exactly what I thought too, Hammond. The guys you mention are scarier than Trump because they’re smarter.
And relatively sane except for that MAGA thing.
Hammond, You’re not alone in your concern as any of those you mentioned could be TFG’s ear whisperer. The comments to today’s The Big Picture, the article Diane references, included this scenario and how the use of the 25th amendment might play out, to which I commented (and now breaking my own Substack pet peeve of people endlessly repeating the same comment):
…… it makes me ponder who might be the Republican VP candidate. If left entirely to Trump, that person could believably be a “Yes” person to all of Trump’s ideas and demands. Alternatively, a team of advisors serving as a VP search and vetting committee could conceivably suggest a name that they could sell to Trump but in reality be the person the backers of Project 2025 feel comfortable with assuming the office of president when Trump is sidelined by the 25th Amendment. If a search and vetting committee is formed, we will need to see who are the key players on that committee, as it could be likely, the VP suggested could be one of them and pre-determined from the start. That’s how Cheney picked himself to be GWB’s VP.
Well said, Michael.
Michael, I hope they’re more people out there thinking like you and Hammond. Now we realize why so many are hoping Trump will select them. The list is probably already written.
Yep.
Yes, I read that piece about the Orange one's mental decline. I hope that something will be done about it before the election. Thanks for the reminder to stay sane and not buy into the media firestorm.
Thanks, Jena!
I’ve gotten the sense lately that he is going to implode before November.
Yes, he has the face of a pressure cooker ready to pop!
Whoa. I just read the article. Very, very scary.
Yes, chilling.