So it goes like this

The first Donald Trump's term was by many measures genuine and he went into politics somewhat naïvely. Also honestly. But the second (successful) term is nothing like that. Trump is a politician at this point and he practically becomes an emperor

But emperors are cool in movies and history books. This time it was not Donald Trump who was elected as a big fuck you to the establishment. Oh no. This time around he's a puppet in hands of a group of oligarchs where Elon Musk is a frontman but it's more likely that Peter Thiel or someone around that is pulling the strings

Trump will learn that people in the position of an emperor are slaves to their roles and decorum and there is much less that they can do. Which doesn't matter because he's there to distract people. He's our Zaphod Beeblebrox. He's a frontman to the frontman which might sound like overcomplication but this is an idea coming from people who hide behind shell companies whoch are behind shell companies behind shell companies etc. It's their schtick

The most impressive part is how well it works