The public is left staring at a darker possibility. What if Trump’s apparent incapacity is not simply being ignored, but quietly found useful? What if the chaos, the incoherence, the grandiosity, the inability to hold a line from one hour to the next, all serve a purpose for the people around him? A visibly unstable president can still sign what he is handed, repeat what he is told, absorb the outrage, and take the blame. He can be a shield for handlers, enablers, donors, fixers, ideologues, and media owners who prefer that the story remain centered on one deteriorating man rather than on the system exploiting him. It is a cruel possibility, but cruelty has never disqualified anyone in this political ecosystem. If it is even partly true, then the failure of the press is not merely professional but moral. While the spectacle keeps rolling, the cost is borne not just by Americans, but by people across the world forced to live with the consequences of a superpower governed through profit, cowardice, and managed delusion.

The gist of this entire post is about the media, but I don’t know enough about it to comment, only that Australian mainstream media isn’t as bad… yet.

However, Trump’s Yes people serving him and allowing him to say these crazy things is a concern. Yesterday’s image of Trump as Jesus solidified MAGAts who were on the fence. After a year of steadily declining popularity among his own supporters, for some, the blasphemous post was the last straw.

References: The Meidas Touch on Facebook showing screenshots of former supporters, and quickly-deleted posts on the r/conservative subreddit.

Losing your fan base has two possible outcomes that I can currently see: 1) Trump’s Republican successor can’t rally supporters and the movement falls apart; or 2) relieved that someone less blasphemous and more coherent is now in charge, the party moves forward in a stronger direction.

There’s a photo and video currently circulating featuring Trump getting fast food DoorDashed to the Oval Office. The lady who delivered the food is a grandma working to fund her husband’s medical care. The media asked questions, Trump asked questions, it’s a PR stunt for no taxes on tips.