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By Kenneth Tiven
In just 100 days, US President Donald Trump has demonstrated that a real estate salesman in the White House will accentuate the positive, dismiss the negative, and call all criticism a conspiracy of enemies jealous of his “success.” With ad hoc, often impulsive decisions, Trump has thrown the nation—and the world—into a state of whiplash. His actions have:
- Rattled global stock markets,
- Fired thousands of federal employees,
- Slashed global health programmes,
- Publicly scolded the Ukrainian president,
- Simultaneously supported Ukraine while rejecting Vladimir Putin’s peace plan.
He touts all of this as the foundation of a new American “golden age”. But a different narrative is emerging. Congressional Democrats are drawing large crowds at rallies across the country, even as mainstream media, intimidated by the president’s relentless attacks, hesitates to fully explore the depth of public resistance. Meanwhile, a compliant Republican-controlled Congress behaves, as one critic put it, “like a housebroken cat eager for treats.”
Trump and his inner circle show near-total disregard for the judiciary and legislature, brazenly stonewalling a Supreme Court decision to return a man wrongly deported to a Salvadoran prison. Much of this behaviour aligns with the quietly introduced Project 2025, a political blueprint that seeks to remake America as a theocratic state and elevate presidential power to near-monarchical levels.
Media and opinion writers initially dismissed Project 2025 as fringe fantasy. But its architect now serves as a key presidential advisor—and the vision is unfolding before our eyes.
“Maga Is Muttering”: The Cracks In The Cult
Despite his iron grip on the GOP, Trump’s base is showing signs of unease. Polling suggests that many MAGA supporters are disillusioned by the chaos and contradictions. Legal norms and due process are routinely ignored. Trump calls the data fraudulent, blaming the media.
The implications are grim. The path to authoritarian rule is being paved—one that could turn future elections into hollow performances, not real contests. Trump, admiring Viktor Orbán’s transformation of Hungary into a soft dictatorship, openly flirts with the idea of a third term to surpass the two-term tradition set by George Washington. Only after FDR’s four wartime victories was the two-term limit enshrined in law in 1947.
The Opposition: Searching For Firefighters In A Five-Alarm Nation
Several Democrats are quietly positioning themselves for a 2028 run. Among them:
- Gavin Newsom, 58, California Governor (second term).
- Andy Beshear, 58, Kentucky Governor (second term).
- Josh Shapiro, 52, Pennsylvania Governor (first term).
- JB Pritzker, 60, Illinois Governor (second term).
Pritzker, a billionaire with deep Democratic roots and decades of political involvement, recently hinted at his ambitions with a fiery speech in New Hampshire: “For far too long we’ve listened to do-nothing political types telling us America’s house is not on fire—even as the flames lick their faces… Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now.”
His tone was unambiguous: this is not politics as usual. “These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he declared. “We must fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone we have.”
Like Abraham Lincoln before him—another lawyer from Illinois who rose in crisis—Pritzker is positioning himself as a pragmatic defender of the Constitution. The parallels are symbolic, but telling. While Lincoln grew up poor, Pritzker comes from a family that built the Hyatt hotel empire and has long been active in Democratic circles. His sister served as Secretary of Commerce in Biden’s cabinet.
Newsom’s Record: Advantage Or Liability?
Gavin Newsom, by contrast, is a familiar face in California and national politics. If California were a sovereign nation, it would be the fifth-largest economy in the world—equivalent to France. But Newsom’s decades in the spotlight come with political baggage, and in a post-truth political climate, attack lines don’t need facts to do damage.
Mid-Terms As A Turning Point
What happens in the 2026 mid-term elections will be decisive. If Democrats regain control of both congressional chambers, it will energize the party and create two years of open confrontation with Trump. It may also shape who emerges as a viable presidential challenger.
Names to watch include Maryland Governor Wes Moore and members of Congress like Al Green, Jasmine Crockett, Adam Schiff, and Pete Buttigieg. The list will grow—and shift—in the next 30 months.
As for the Republicans, all eyes are on JD Vance and others rising within Trump’s shadow. Their future will depend heavily on whether the MAGA movement finds stability—or collapses under the weight of its contradictions.
—The writer has worked in senior positions at The Washington Post, NBC, ABC and CNN and also consults for several Indian channels
This article first appeared on India Legal
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