Many pundits still don't get a brilliant criminal mastermind - when he brainwashed his followers about tariffs, he KNEW he was going to use that for grift, blackmail, and power. When he talked about mass deportation, he KNEW he was going to use that to create his own paramilitary/police state. 1/1
When he talked about being "dictator on day 1" he KNEW it wasn't gonna be just day 1. Most people have no criminal imagination, and no power of keen observation. Jackie Speier mentioned how similar Jim Jones was to Trump. That was overlooked by people who don't understand what led to Jonestown. 1/2
Brilliant cult leaders always usher in utter destruction. Maga is the biggest cult ever, with a leader that has more power and reach than ANY other cult leader before him. I don't know what it's going to take for people to get this. 1/3 end