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Buckle Up: America, You Signed Up for a 4-Year Subscription to Drama, Chaos, and Confusion
Whether positive or negative, the Trump administration's second term promises an unpredictable mix of chaos, drama, and corruption.
Buckle Up: America, You Signed Up for a 4-Year Subscription to Drama, Chaos, and Confusion
The ballots have been counted, the inauguration has taken place, and America is now careening down a familiar but foreboding path.
Whether favorable or unfavorable, the upcoming Trump presidency promises an unpredictable mix of chaos, drama, and corruption.
Prepare yourself—this four-year journey has already descended into chaos.
Déjà Vu, But Worse
If the first Trump administration resembled a circus, his second term is poised to transform into a dystopian carnival. Gone is the pretense of needing to appeal to a broader electorate or fearing accountability. Trump's second term is free and unrestricted. The absence of reelection constraints allows him to freely indulge in his most authoritarian and self-serving impulses.