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Again and again, Trump and his cronies—Stephen Miller chief among them—have tried to invent crises to justify overreach. Voters appear to have had enough.
Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted, and his political brand looks exhausted. For rank-and-file Republicans who’ve tied their fortunes to him, a painful realization is setting in: Trump isn’t eternal.
Still, he could defy expectations—as he usually does—but time and reality are catching up. His second term has exposed the weakness at the core of his movement: Without him at the top, it splinters. And as legal and political pressure mounts, even Trump seems to understand what his allies won’t say aloud—the era of MAGA dominance is nearing its end.
The question now is what comes next. When Trump exits the stage, the GOP will face a civil war over its future. The peace he kept through sheer force of personality will collapse, leaving behind factions too divided to win nationally.
For now, Trump still wields enormous power. He can keep punishing blue states, bullying universities, and terrorizing immigrants. What he can’t do is make Americans like it.
He governed as though his narrow 2024 popular-vote win was a sweeping mandate. It wasn’t—and the country is recoiling from what that assumption has unleashed. And now, MAGA’s future looks far murkier than it did a year ago.
So what does come next?
Trump’s approval ratings have plummeted, and his political brand looks exhausted. For rank-and-file Republicans who’ve tied their fortunes to him, a painful realization is setting in: Trump isn’t eternal.
Still, he could defy expectations—as he usually does—but time and reality are catching up. His second term has exposed the weakness at the core of his movement: Without him at the top, it splinters. And as legal and political pressure mounts, even Trump seems to understand what his allies won’t say aloud—the era of MAGA dominance is nearing its end.
The question now is what comes next. When Trump exits the stage, the GOP will face a civil war over its future. The peace he kept through sheer force of personality will collapse, leaving behind factions too divided to win nationally.
For now, Trump still wields enormous power. He can keep punishing blue states, bullying universities, and terrorizing immigrants. What he can’t do is make Americans like it.
He governed as though his narrow 2024 popular-vote win was a sweeping mandate. It wasn’t—and the country is recoiling from what that assumption has unleashed. And now, MAGA’s future looks far murkier than it did a year ago.
Trump can’t stop the MAGA movement’s collapse
Democrats have been wandering in the political wilderness for years—unsure how to counter President Donald Trump, divided over leadership, and plagued by doubts about who should carry the torch next. The party’s most visible figures often seem...
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So what does come next?

