• Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    A lot of very smart people want to get rid of Trump. The main problem is the hundreds of opportunists riding on his coattails, who are currently in charge of Congress and won’t let anything happen to him because it will affect their own fortunes. Hell, some of them are just sitting silently in committee meetings because they can’t speak in Trump’s favor without committing perjury, so they refuse to respond to questions (even though that’s their job). Unless Bonespurs has his final Big Mac Attack while in office, I think we’re stuck with him until 2026, when some of his Congressional minions might lose their seats and his lock on the US government will loosen a little.

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      9 hours ago

      Do you really think there’s anything short of violence that will will cause him to leave office?

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        7 hours ago

        Severe medical events. But I think the most realistic hope is if enough people help replace some MAGA congresspeople in 2026 so they can stonewall the rest of his term.

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          5 hours ago

          He isn’t going through congress or obeying court orders. He’s already replaced all leadership with yes men.

          How could you think normal procedures would work? Even if they did, the democrats have shown they aren’t interested in stopping him.