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I don’t think Trump in 2024 is the worst thing ever

He’s also not likely to be the greatest president ever, but probably will do okay in the job. I think Joe Biden might be a better choice, but I’m willing to accept whoever the voters chose come next November.

Trump has been excellent on the second amendment and appointing pro-gun and conservative judges throughout the judiciary. He’s been a brash voice for change, not stuck in the old ways of doing things in Washington DC. He represents a new way of thinking, not all good, but different then the mindset that has dominated national politics for much too long. He would be a good check on Congress, especially if the Democrats control one or both houses. He would slow or roll back some of the over-reach of the Biden administration.

That said, I hardly am a fan of his over the top rhetoric and his lawlessness both as President and thereafter. You would would hope the President would have respect for the law and institution, choosing to obey long-standing social norms, rather then breaking them without pause. I also think a second term of Trump would undermine much of the progress at least temporarily on climate change, most notably the Clean Car Standards, though I doubt the auto companies would slide too far backwards, as everybody knows electrification is the future and climate change remains a real threat, even if the temporary occupant of the White House is in denial.

If anything, I think this world is coming to an end rhetoric around the upcoming election is harmful. Do vote, if convenient as it’s your chance to make a difference around the edges of politics. But don’t take the election personally, and don’t act like the world is coming to an end regardless of who ultimately ends up in the White House come 2025. Chances are if you don’t turn on the television, you won’t even know who is in White House that year, and whoever the occupant is that year in the White House, chances are the worse they’ll give you is indigestion watching the news after dinner.

Who would want to work for the Trump administration in 2025?

It’s very much an open question when so many of the top Trump officials from 2020 now are justice involved if not serving prison sentences for their involvement in the insurrection. A future administration is going to require tens of thousands of patronage employees but many may not be willing to step up because of the risk to their careers and reputation.

Often working in a presidential administration is the capstone of a career. But for so many appointees in the first term of Trump, they faced extensive political pressure to violate norms and even laws, not only putting their personal ethics at question but also subjecting themselves to criminal penalties and fines, not to mention risks to their future.

While there are millions of Americans to pick from and there are inevitably Trump supporters who’d love to join his administration, most are likely not the experienced, seasoned professionals who you would hope the President would attract as advisors.

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New York City — Donald J. Trump's sprawling web of businesses in New York faces grave danger and could unravel swiftly after this week's fraud ruling by a state Supreme Court judge, legal and business experts say.

The summary judgment issued Tuesday concluded that the former president and his associates, including sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, systematically overvalued corporate assets over a period of years.

In one instance, they falsely inflated the total square footage of a commercial building by 300 percent, the ruling concluded. They also valued rent-controlled apartments equally with buildings where landlords are free to set their own prices.

I wouldn’t be shocked if the Republicans end up sending a woman to the White House in 2025 🐘 πŸ‘©πŸΌ

Donald Trump is the GOP favorite and likely to seize the presidential nomination in 2024. But, I am not really convinced that Trump will be the person that ends up in the White House come 2025. I think his legal problems, his declining health and age will keep him from returning to the White House even if the GOP can ride the wave of Joe Biden’s unpopularity back to the White House.

The truth is the GOP has a better chance of winning back the White House if not for Donald Trump. He is unpopular but so is Biden. Yet right now, Trump sucks all of the air out of the Republican primary. Trump may very well win the Republican Primary or many of the early states, but a dramatic change events leads him not to ultimately cinch the nomination. That leaves a potential opening, one that I doubt will be filled by Ron Desantis which many people view as the ultimate political faker, a stunt master of dubious political acts but who has little leadership capacity.

Who would fill this void? I am thinking a dark horse might be out there. And it might be a women, especially should Donald Trump pick somebody like South Dakota Kristi Noem as the Vice Presidential-candidate. A women leading the Republican ticket could help blunt the messaging around abortion and women’s rights, especially a strong women with working-class roots. Being a rancher and having that Western-spirit doesn’t hurt either. If Trump ultimately doesn’t win the presidency, I am sure the candidate he would most likely want to be in the White House is a hand-picked successor.

And even if it’s somebody else, a working-class (at least in appearance) women could be a very strong GOP candidate next year for President. People really don’t like elites or at least educated people who are too condescending and act like they no better then everybody else. Opposition to wokeness is likely key to winning the White House next-cycle, especially for a Republican candidate as most highly-educated people are increasingly becoming Democrats. But many don’t like that as they feel like scientists and educators too often wrap their science and education into their politics, and they want a new voice, who isn’t the traditional white male, but also doesn’t cowtoe to the establishment.