Donald Trump’s power is fading but Trumpism is a clear and present danger 

While the ex-president is beset by legal and financial troubles, his awful doctrine remains a malign and vigorous force in US politics
Donald Trump’s power is fading but Trumpism is a clear and present danger 

Donald Trump: The American right can be viewed as a pot on the boil; what’s inside is concentrating as it shrinks, rendering those behind more furious and more close-minded. 

Proclaiming what’s going to happen is a popular way to shrug off taking responsibility for helping to determine what’s going to happen. And it’s something we’ve seen a lot with doomspreading prophecies that Donald Trump is going to run for president or even win in 2024.

One of the assumptions is that Trump will still be alive and competent to run, but the health of this sedentary shouter in his mid-70s, including the after-effects of the Covid-19 he was hospitalised for in 2020, could change.

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