Sadly, most of these occupants of The Trump clown car and traveling road show are likely to surface in a 2nd Trump administration. If this wasn’t so frightening it would form the basis for a black comedy script of the kin written by the late great Paddy Chayefsky. However this is no time for humor. It’s a time for action. So long as more tha 45% of our fellow citizens have drunk the koolaid, we must all do whatever we can to defeat the orange turd and keep the barbarians from crashing the gates.
Actually, there’s a Substack series that purports to answer Ms. Young’s question, as it is (ostensibly) being written from 2026. It's ongoing, but can be found at https://tecks.substack.com -- and, yes, it does give due attention to Ms. Breakey's elephant.
This is an interesting commentary that totally ignores the elephant in the room, Project 2025. I have to comment, because I see too many journalists doing this kind of thing when they even discuss election issues and challenges. They behave as if Project 2025 is just some horrible document that they report on because they have to and then choose to forget about, maybe because the potential reality is too much to contemplate. I'm sorry, but this is totally inadequate. What will happen if trump is elected??? Per a recent undercover report, Russell Vaught is currently working on the administrative orders and details needed to initiate the plan, with intention of launching on Day One, when the Insurrection Act is invoked. That plus the fact that Trump has been granted immunity for everything he does as an official act, will make it difficult to impossible for us to do much to stop will start next. The replacement of Civil Servants with trump loyalists, the rounding up of immigrants for deportation, the revenge against those seen as political enemies. This is what we face with a trump second term, and we need to wake up and do everything possible to prevent it. Victor Orban hasn't been visiting the Heritage Foundation and Trump for fun; he has been teaching them how to overturn a democracy because he has had the experience.
I would add Mike Lindell, the Pillow Guy, as Secretary of Commerce.
On a slightly more serious note, some of this might be mitigated by the need to keep control of the houses of Congress. For example, could Trump risk losing Tieless Jim Jordan or Elise Stefanik in the House?
Scary list of folks! Some Bulwark/Dispatch creative writer needs to write a "One day in the Life of the Trump 2.0 White House", and give some colorful montages about how all of these are happily engaged in their Project 2025 goals! MAGA might gripe that the article is a feverish "lie", but we all know how powerful dystopian fiction can be in warning about dangerous trends.
Kelly Anne Conway, Ron Johnson (WI-Senator), Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott . . . The list of GOP folks who have sold their soul (or were just downright crazy to start with) is nearly endless. It would be hard to choose.
I think Jared and Ivanka have distanced themselves from all this and don’t want to be part of any future Trump administration. They don’t seem to be participating in the campaign as far as I can tell. If they were at the convention, I wouldn’t know, cause I didn’t watch it or read about it.
Would Ken Paxton or George Santos be in line to be Attorney General? MTG to be Communications Director? Lauren B. Arts Csar?
Seriously, this is horrifying. I wouldn't trust any of these people with my Goldfish, let alone a Country.
Please make sure Trump loses. And make sure people you know know not to vote for him, either.
I wonder if George Santos gets a look.
Sadly, most of these occupants of The Trump clown car and traveling road show are likely to surface in a 2nd Trump administration. If this wasn’t so frightening it would form the basis for a black comedy script of the kin written by the late great Paddy Chayefsky. However this is no time for humor. It’s a time for action. So long as more tha 45% of our fellow citizens have drunk the koolaid, we must all do whatever we can to defeat the orange turd and keep the barbarians from crashing the gates.
Actually, there’s a Substack series that purports to answer Ms. Young’s question, as it is (ostensibly) being written from 2026. It's ongoing, but can be found at https://tecks.substack.com -- and, yes, it does give due attention to Ms. Breakey's elephant.
This is an interesting commentary that totally ignores the elephant in the room, Project 2025. I have to comment, because I see too many journalists doing this kind of thing when they even discuss election issues and challenges. They behave as if Project 2025 is just some horrible document that they report on because they have to and then choose to forget about, maybe because the potential reality is too much to contemplate. I'm sorry, but this is totally inadequate. What will happen if trump is elected??? Per a recent undercover report, Russell Vaught is currently working on the administrative orders and details needed to initiate the plan, with intention of launching on Day One, when the Insurrection Act is invoked. That plus the fact that Trump has been granted immunity for everything he does as an official act, will make it difficult to impossible for us to do much to stop will start next. The replacement of Civil Servants with trump loyalists, the rounding up of immigrants for deportation, the revenge against those seen as political enemies. This is what we face with a trump second term, and we need to wake up and do everything possible to prevent it. Victor Orban hasn't been visiting the Heritage Foundation and Trump for fun; he has been teaching them how to overturn a democracy because he has had the experience.
So where does Mark Meadows land?
Federal pen in orange jumpsuit?
“… the dead-bear-cub-dumping and whale-carcass-beheading incidents. (Are we sure it wasn’t RFK Jr. eating cats in Ohio?)…”
This is a great line. Someone should make it into a billboard ad, with an appropriate illustration.
Might Trump replace “Hail to the Chief” with (Cher’s) “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves”? I mean, let’s just tell it like it is!
I would add Mike Lindell, the Pillow Guy, as Secretary of Commerce.
On a slightly more serious note, some of this might be mitigated by the need to keep control of the houses of Congress. For example, could Trump risk losing Tieless Jim Jordan or Elise Stefanik in the House?
Congress will not be able to do much to stop Project 2025.
The real question is, would there be any United States of American left after a second Trump term. Or, a Vance term...
Scary list of folks! Some Bulwark/Dispatch creative writer needs to write a "One day in the Life of the Trump 2.0 White House", and give some colorful montages about how all of these are happily engaged in their Project 2025 goals! MAGA might gripe that the article is a feverish "lie", but we all know how powerful dystopian fiction can be in warning about dangerous trends.
Kelly Anne Conway, Ron Johnson (WI-Senator), Ken Paxton, Greg Abbott . . . The list of GOP folks who have sold their soul (or were just downright crazy to start with) is nearly endless. It would be hard to choose.
Conspicuous by his absence from these lists is Jared Kushner.🤷♂️
I think Jared and Ivanka have distanced themselves from all this and don’t want to be part of any future Trump administration. They don’t seem to be participating in the campaign as far as I can tell. If they were at the convention, I wouldn’t know, cause I didn’t watch it or read about it.
We truly live in the dumbest of times.
And this man is still running neck-and-neck with Kamala Harris. The mind boggles.
Laura Loomer will be Communications Director, making the clown show complete.