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[–] RoidingOldMan 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Trump doesn't seem to concern himself with what's going to happen after he's gone. So whoever is next seems unlikely to have Trump's level of devoted fans from day 1. Good chance the whole movement will collapse with him and tons of infighting.

I also wonder, once he's gone, if Rs and Fox News will suddenly be more willing to criticize Trump. They fear retaliation right now, but once he's gone that threat may be gone. They'll have some new candidate to promote, they don't usually keep promoting the old one.

But from that collapse, they'll eventually find someone. Hard to imagine them being a whole lot worse. Mel Gibson? He sorta fits the Trump/Reagan mold. Would someone like Mel Gibson really be that much worse? Joe Rogan?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

They don't fear retaliation from him, they fear retaliation from his fans. Those won't suddenly disappear when he is gone, look at Stalin fans in Russia.