Trump is keenly alert to his legal danger, deeply committed to keeping power by any means necessary. He seems to be sleepwalking toward a stinging pol loss that'll expose him to all kinds of personal risk.

He’s not trying to expand his coalition, to win any votes he doesn't already have. So what is his plan to preserve his immunity & his impunity? Trump’s behavior in 2021 showed that there were🚨no limits to what he'd do to keep power.

#Coup #USPol #Resist #Trump #Musk

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/donald-trump-congress-address/681924/?gift=u_ph18NIUFAoAwv9Pzffjq6YZgkYqrmANeNZHvpcsao

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This is the most important thing in your linked article IMO:

"Now Trump’s acting in ways that seem certain to throw power away in the next round of elections—if those elections proceed as usual. If they are free and fair. If every legal voter is allowed to participate. If every legal vote is counted, whether cast in person or by mail."

https://brian-sandberg.com/2025/02/12/on-hitlers-dismantling-of-democracy-in-53-days/

I found it interesting to learn who first came up with the drain-the-swamp line.