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Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall (newrepublic.com)

submitted 1 week ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Consider three of the biggest developments in our politics right now: We just learned that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, a capstone to a terrible year in terms of job creation. President Trump has fired widely despised Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a key architect of his mass deportations. And reports are indicating that the killing of scores of Iranian schoolchildren might have been the handiwork of the United States.

What links all these things? In addition to the massive human toll they’re inflicting, they suggest that Trump is about to pull off a unique trifecta. He is squandering the advantage he and Republicans have enjoyed in recent years on three major GOP-friendly issues: The economy, immigration, and national security.

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Okay, will the current Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, be any better?

Not him. Okay, maybe the next guy: President pro tempore of the Senate, Chuck Grassley.

No? How about the next guy: Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.

No? How about Scott Bessent? Pete Hegseth? Pam Bondi? If you go far enough down fucking RFK Jr is in line for succession! The rot in this government is deep. That's why we say Trump is merely a symptom.