Trump's House of Cards is collapsing.

[Baitball Blogger]

It all points in that direction:

- His loyal appointees are coming across as incompetents who are unqualified for their jobs;
- his stab at medicare is a signal of disaster for the financial markets who know that people who have to start saving for future medical costs don't have extra money to invest in the markets;
- the Supreme Court is ready to reel him in;
-protests numbers are growing in the streets;
-early elections show a shift in favor of Democratic candidates...

And all of his global adversaries, many who were once our allies, are watching this fall apart for him, knowing that in the end it gives them leverage to kick him in the teeth.

Frankly, I think the fat lady is singing.

[OLDMDDEM]

1. Isn't that called an aria? I would love to hear that.

[Permanut]

76. Victor Borge once commented..

that Grand pianos are curved so that sopranos have a place to put their big arias.

Apologies for the sexist implication; this was a long time ago.

[Trueblue Texan]

84. But it's still funny! Nt

[doc03]

2. I sure hope you are right, but I don't see it.

[Meadowoak]

90. I'm starting to see it too.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Sadly, I don't hear the fat lady singing. They're still going to do more damage, even as they "fail" nt

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. I would say she's humming,

not singing yet, but she's starting to get there.

[greymattermom]

13. She's warming up.

Me Me Me Me Me

[Baitball Blogger]

9. Yes. It's going to be a mess as they try to do their best to damage this country...

My only question now is how much damage are they going to be allowed to make before his own party agrees it's time to give him early retirement. I imagine there will be deals to be made, and maybe one of them is to give him a fancy plane to escape to an autocratic country that will give him amnesty...until they wise up and deport him.

[calimary]

23. One problem keeps haunting me.

Nobody wants to admit they were wrong. It’s too often a realization that comes a little too late.

[Baitball Blogger]

24. For most Republicans, I think the too late part is already here.

I think it all comes down to Wall Street applying pressure on everyone's wallets. I don't count on the media to help connect the dots. But this will be the tipping point: The more Trump impoverishes the American people, the less they have to invest in the markets. That's the key. Oh, and the fact that foreign investors are doing their devilish best to screw up the bond market.

[calimary]

28. I don't count on the media either.

Used to be part of it, so at least I could count on my own little piece of it. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo discouraging! INCREDIBLY disappointing!

I hope TO GOD you’re right, Baitball Blogger.

[mwmisses4289]

56. So Wall Street is in the FO phase of their disastrous elect It plan, are they?

Too bad their greed blinded and deafened them to those who warned them how bad it would be.

[Baitball Blogger]

62. I think those with money always think that they have the resources to protect themselves from

bad governance. But the higher up the ladder that Trump's Administration dries up the surplus money, the more it shrinks the consumer base for Wall Street. Yeah, that's going to be a problem for them.

[Mysterian]

29. Only rational people will admit mistakes

T-rump bumpkins are not rational and lack the moral courage to admit they were wrong. Every bad thing that happens will somehow be the liberals' fault. They believe every stinking lies that comes out of their fuhrer's mouth.

[calimary]

32. There certainly is that, too, my friend.

He’s thoroughly tapped into their hunger for a “wish sandwich”.

[Cosmocat]

40. All evidence would support there is nothing he can possibly do

that they will do anything about him.

They just double down on LIBERALS / LEFTISTS!

[Meadowoak]

91. not long, because those in his party will be hurt the worst. Where I live in central KY, any cuts to Medicaid, or

Foodstamps, would devistate this little town. We have a Kroger, that would likely close its doors. The nearest hospital would likely also close its doors.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. Tipping points can't be determined while they happen; only after the fact.

But it certainly feels to me like it is building to an imminent one.

All the trends are moving that way or poised to move that way: consumer sentiment, leading indicators, tariff taxes, govt spending cuts, govt layoffs, low-end labour disruption by ICE, tourism down, ocean shipping down, deficits up, bond yields up (higher interest rates). Some of those have been pushed out in time: some govt layoffs don't hit until September, House bill wants to delay healthcare slashing until after the midterms.

The only one that seems to be counter those trends is the stock market. But it hasn't tested the Jan-Feb high and it is once again expensive with regard to current and projected earnings. So it may be poised to tip too. It has an awful lot riding on the idea that things are pretty much normal with regard to internal indicators and that earnings have not (yet at least) been much disappointing or have been a bit positive. But all those earnings reports are only up to end of March. April was a cruel month.

By time tRump realizes (or is told in no uncertain terms) that he has dealt himself a bad hand of cards, the tipping point will have been crossed. At first he won't believe it and will stall. By time he acts it will be too little too late because to do more will be to admit he was wrong.

[ShazzieB]

58. This is how I see it.

There are a lot of signs that things are building up to something, but we're not there yet.

The fat lady is in the wings, waiting for the cue to make her entrance.

[Ferrets are Cool]

85. This x 1000

[malaise]

4. Sing sing sing

The sooner the better

Rec

[calimary]

22. And may the perpetrators find their way to Sing Sing!

The PRISON, that is.

[BootinUp]

6. Recommended for optimism.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

7. It is a "big beautiful" tower of cards. And when it does collapse America will be buried in the rubble. n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

11. I don't disagree. It all comes down to the Republican voters putting pressure on the Republican Congress.

[Peacetrain]

8. Just what I needed blogger!!!

coffee and donut for you

[Blues Heron]

10. mah may mee moh moo!! Vocal warmups are happening for sure!

[Johonny]

12. I dont think Trump can collapse

He doesnt have the mental capacity to understand collapse. He literally will be golfing while the country burns down around him. He simply doesn't care about anyone or anything but himself.

[cate94]

14. I hope you're right

And if it does, may it crush him.

[Clouds Passing]

15. Belt it out fat lady!

[Lokee11]

16. From your keyboard to GOD's monitor

I wish I had that same optimism - I do have that hope though and wish for it daily (sometimes hourly - hell sometimes "minute-ly" )



✊FDT!

[Gimpyknee]

18. A little bit of wishful hoping.

[Mysterian]

31. The American people will not surrender to idiocracy and fascism

The corrupt Trump regime will go down in flames.

[Ferrets are Cool]

86. They already voted for it.

[Mysterian]

93. Not even close to a majority voted for this insanity

The sleeping giant is about to wake up.

[Ferrets are Cool]

98. I will not be holding my breath.

[Borogove]

19. "Things fall apart, the center cannot hold...Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world."

Cannot say it any better than W.B. Yeats.

[calimary]

20. Not soon enough.

[appleannie1]

21. That "fat lady" does not have a very loud voice. She needs a mic.

[Midnight Writer]

25. Sounds like 2017.

[Xavier Breath]

37. Yep, second verse, same as the first.

Every day for four years his demise was imminent. And there was no way he'd still be around to run again in 2024.

[Cosmocat]

47. I posted here repeatedly

at the time I saw a country rolling over to him, and that is more clear now than then.

[Baitball Blogger]

49. That was back when he had seasoned experts surrounding him, and probably

making calls to alleviate the damage.

Trump's support from FoxNews is iffy. Sometimes they allow negative coverage. The Republican support from Congress isn't always 100%. This isn't going to be like his first term.

[Cheezoholic]

26. He still has 18 months at the least to swing his wrecking ball. Lest we forget the damage in this short time so far

Plus I do not believe he or his enablers even care. They will come out of this with insane amounts of power in a very short time. We will be lucky to even have elections for '26 and I'm very serious about that. The Repuke party may become the only viable party similar to Hungary because, IMO, they are getting ready to cut everyone else that would run against them off at the knees, forcefully, with clubs, guns and jail.

[Baitball Blogger]

50. It's going to be a tough 18 months for sure. I'm not going to Pollyana that fact.

[AStern]

27. I'll believe when it's over

Sadly, I probably won't live long enough to see it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

30. There is a hearing starting now with a very upset judge on sending people to Sudan

This judge is not happy and we may see some contempt orders issued

Link to tweet

[Ponietz]

53. That's a very sternly worded Order

[Mr.Bee]

33. House of Cards is collapsing

I'll believe it when I see it!

[jalan48]

34. Trump is part of the axis of right wing authoritarian leaders around the world. Like Orban, the voters can't remove him.

[Aristus]

35. I wish I had your optimism.

His appointees being revealed as incompetents isn’t exactly a news flash. And remember, it is their incompetence, along with his, that his followers love so much. We know how much they despise competence, intelligence, judgement, and discernment. Look how much they hated the Clintons, the Obamas, and the Bidens.

His followers don’t care if Medicare and Medicaid get gutted, because they still think it won’t affect them. And when it does, they will blame Joe Biden, and continue to insist that Trump “is doing good things for the country.”

And if the Supreme Court was going to reel him in, they would have done it by now. The sixers will never admit they were wrong to grant him immunity from his crimes.

[Baitball Blogger]

52. Loss of Medicare will hurt MAGAs.

It's one of the main tipping points in my opinion of the situation as I see it today.

[Aristus]

82. I can't help but think of that hillbilly princess who was shocked and dismayed

when the Republican governor of Tennessee gutted the state Medicaid budget, just as he had promised to do in his campaign. She was dependent on Medicaid, and voted for him anyway.

At the end of her pity-pitch, someone asked her why she had voted for him, knowing he was going to gut her benefits. She just kind of hung her head and said: “I guess I just always vote Republican.”

These are the people we’re up against. No intelligence, no judgment, no logic. Just dogs, scratching away at a flea until their pelts bleed.

[Paladin]

36. I wish there was more evidence of Democrats taking advantage of this.

trump is basically handing the country back to us, by virtue of his unrelenting arrogance, ineptitude, and brain-dead staffing picks. Even with the non-stop blow-jobbing of the mainstream media, trump is doing us enormous favors.

[LiberalArkie]

38. That is the GOP method. Remember GW Bush's people and the "Heck of a job Brownie"

They deliberately hired the least qualified people. On purpose.

[stopdiggin]

45. there has never been an administration that even approached this one

for the (deliberate) promotion of clearly unqualified ... What we have seen here is something quite apart ...

[LiberalArkie]

66. In my belief, we are.. The attempt to destroy the U.S. government.

Now if the Democrats would just try to not help him. But here in the South we still have a lot of people that are really Conservatives who're Democratic Party office holders.

[Prairie_Seagull]

39. How things go with his big beautiful bull should tell us a lot.

Singing not yet, warming up, for sure.

IMO

[stopdiggin]

41. fat lady needs to sing louder - harder - longer ...

it ain't over. And - not to rain on anyone's parade - but remember what was warned during 45 - this is exactly the kind of man who will try to take everyone along with him when drowning or cornered. So any kind of 'exit' - could be expected to be pretty ugly.

[Initech]

42. These assholes destroying our country need to be booed mercilessly, tarred, feathered, and run out of town.

That's how you deal with fascists. Maybe not the tarring and feathering part, but still.

[AverageOldGuy]

43. True but . . .

He’s POTUS for the next 3-plus years and neither he nor the people around him will change.

The jury is still out as to whether or not the Supreme Court really does have a spine.

Our only hope is Nov 2026 and a new House that will block him.

[NoMoreRepugs]

44. He will ignore the Supreme Court, protests will be quelled, ReichWing media will blame

Democrats for the Medicare debacle, his incompetent appointees will become even more destructive and IF things go badly against him the SlobFather will declare Martial Law. Things are continuing to turn against Democracy I'm afraid.

[Escape]

46. Trump will say The Fat Lady is singing his praises..

MAGA and the media will sing along.

[republianmushroom]

48. Have heard this for how many years now ? 6

[Mr.WeRP]

51. BS. No one is going to hold him accountable. And he is far better at lying to his base

Than anyone is at speaking the truth. His cult is looking to get him elected to a third term and it will probably happen at this rate. Even if Dems get the house, any impeachment efforts will fail in the Senate. Until his base rejects him, we are stuck.

[Escurumbele]

54. Sorry to hammer this but...

"His loyal appointees are coming across as incompetents who are unqualified for their jobs"

They are not incompetent, they are simply evil, they are there to take orders, destroy, hurt people, grift, and more, they are very good at it, they work fast. Just take a look at dictatorships that started that way in other countries, it is a blueprint.

Destroy and make it look like you don't know what you are doing, you know you know what you are doing because your job is to destroy and piss people.
Continually go on TV and spew barbaric things, it will keep people talking for a while, and when the anger subsides, go back on TV and spew more outrageous commentaries.
Continue to create hate.
Dismantle everything and anything that can stop you from carrying your agenda to stay in power for life.
Grift, make all those who help you very rich. Buying loyalty is easy, all you need to do is given them money.
And here is the one I worry about more than anything....Give money to the military, make the brass very rich as well, buy those with power who can command the power of the military against the citizens who do not behave.

There is more, but those are key for setting up a dictatorship, and lets hope the military is not for sale, that all those patriotic teachings they receive are in full force to combat the enemies from within.

[Escurumbele]

55. "the Supreme Court is ready to reel him in" What makes you think that? We have not seen any signs of it yet.

I believe most of the judges in the supreme court, including Roberts, are compromised, none of them want to go to jail.

The fact that they gave him immunity for "actions taken while in office" is more than enough to know that they made themselves slaves of the guy, that is a decision that has made them fragile.

Sorry, but I don't share your optimism on that point, but I do certainly hope you are right.

[bucolic_frolic]

57. That's an interesting take on it

It's chaos within the framework of trash the government, more exec power. Everything is being made worse. That's what people will feel. But it doesn't mean we're out of the woods yet.

[live love laugh]

59. Hardly. The damage is done and it will only get worse.

[aggiesal]

60. I'll believe it when I see it ...

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Predictions of his demise started during his first term and yet here we are,
a racist idiot in the WH that many Americans still don't care about his past indiscretions.

[North Coast Lawyer]

61. Hopefully, but ...

Fat ladies move slowly.

[TygrBright]

63. From your keyboard to the Divine Monitor....

... but I wouldn't bet a substantial sum on it.

Still too many complicit forces propping him up, especially corporate media.

warily,
Bright

[Stonealone]

64. Missing one more thing

we are all missing one important item...consumer spending!
yes, the stock market is watching and being watched. but most of the people with 401K's have blindly put their money into the 401's. and don't really know where or how their money is invested. as prices start to rise because of HIS Beautiful Tariffs, the everyday consumer will start to pull back on their spending. which is turn could lead to the Stock Market faltering.
if the BIG BOYS panic and start to sell their stock, everyone's 401's could be in line for a World of Hurt. which will probably cause the average consumer to pull back even more on their spending.
and it's not forget what is happening in the Health Care world either! I just got notification that my Health Care clinic is closing down at the end of June, due to the Orange Monkey's budget cuts! Not sure what the status of my doctor is or will be. but I'm no longer going to be a 5 minute drive away from my doctor.
But as these little things keep adding up, the consumer will have to start pulling back.
it will be a classic case of Trickle Up Economy!
And the base of this House of Cards will collapse.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

65. "The Department's actions in this case are unquestionably violative of this court's order."

From today's hearing

Link to tweet

[berksdem]

67. I appreciate the positivity

But I am not sure the fat lady is anywhere near singing. There is nothing to stop them until mid terms.

[Nigrum Cattus]

68. Politically the repugs are failing

Now we need the corporations and the press to wake up.

[Skittles]

83. wake up? THEY ARE COMPLICIT

yes INDEED

[Mysterian]

69. As Churchill said, not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning.

The tide will turn and the American people will reject the clown car of republican fools trying to seize total power.

[Dan]

70. Let's be honest here, Trump is one slippery piece of shit.

He has more lives than General Custer.

[Dem4life1970]

71. From your lips....to God's ears.

🙏🙏🙏

[kimbutgar]

72. I want him driven out of office for his insane actions and incompetence

He really need to be declared insane! The 25th amendment needs to be invoked he is sounding more deranged as time goes on!

[OverBurn]

73. Nope, he's still winning, at least his version of winning. America is losing. Yes, I'm a pessimist.

[BeerBarrelPolka]

97. You're not

You're not a pessimist in this instance. You're a realist.

[Brainfodder]

74. Someone is bound to understand that this is FAR TOO MUCH, a bit surprised it is taking this long with so much crime?

[C Moon]

75. We've been saying that since 2016.

[WSHazel]

77. Yes and No

There is a litany of incompetence, corruption and general stupidity that virtually everyone left of MAGA expected, including some of those that voted for him. Each one of these events builds the argument that he is a terrible President and is destroying our country.

If you are looking for the tipping point at which he starts to really struggle politically, we are not there yet. Unfortunately, I think the financial markets will be the one to force that particular inflection, at which point it may be too late to fully recover.

[Joinfortmill]

78. Sing louder, please!

[BradBo]

79. Ive said many times, he will....

…call for Marshall Law before the mid terms.

[Wednesdays]

80. Merry Fitzmas!

Whee!

[Torchlight]

81. Over the past decade, my predictions have been more often wrong than right.

From the Brexit vote to Trump winning the GOP primaries, I've learned not to place too much faith in my own forecasts. The future is unknown— he might undergo more hormone therapy, he might suffer a stroke, he might overreach and finally face consequences, or he might even win the lotto.

However, there is a steady, consistent (and obvious) buildup of grassroots pushback. If there's no outlet for that pressure to release, his future could take on a distinctly Faustian turn. History offers a harsh lesson to those who ignore the will of the public for too long or too arrogantly—sooner or later, that pressure finds its release. And when it does, it tends to crush whatever stood in its way.

[Xipe Totec]

87. Did you mean House of Cads? nt

[LudwigPastorius]

88. "Trump's House of Cards is collapsing."

Not sure what you mean with this metaphor. Barring his sudden death, Trump will remain in office for another 3 & 1/2 years wreaking havoc on the country.

[quakerboy]

89. Show me a single signficant loss.

So far his last significant loss was to Joe Biden. And even that proved to have no real consequences for Trump.

As far as I can tell he and his allies are positioning themselves to remove all barriers to their power over this country. And so far, I have not seen anything prove to be more than a minor speedbump in their path. Tell me the military is resisting him, and we might have something. Tell me that 2 dozen senate republicans are ready to impeach him, and we would be cooking with gas. Show me a significant rebellion in the supreme court, and there could be some hope.

But he doesnt care if his people are incompetent, as long as they are loyal. He doesnt care about crashing the market unless it has direct reprecussions for himself, personally. Protests in the street mean little, if he doesnt see them, or if he can get law enforcement or the military to crack down on them. Future elections are in doubt.

And the more powerful of the global adversaries of this country are watching with glee, happy to let, and even encourage Trump destroy the power of this country. Those who were our allies are moving on, with the certain knowledge that the USA can not be relied on as it had been in the past. Trump or no, our power and prestige in the world will never again in any of our lifetimes equal what it was on November 4th 2024. Unfortunately, even if he were impeached and immediately replaced with Kamala, Obama, Bernie, Hillary, or any of the many noteworthy options, the damage done is not fixable.

[MarcoZandrini]

92. The incompetent....

….being lead by the incontinent.

[Pepsidog]

94. I will believe this only when I see a steady stream of Rs in the House and Senate oppose him. As his budget bill passed

in the House, his continued assault on America continues. It seems like appetite for destruction has no limits and the American people just sit there and watch it happen.

[DownriverDem]

95. I so wish this

was true. Every day we see more harm to the poor and tax cuts for the rich. Last night the House passed the budget bill that will hurt millions of Americans. It's up to the Senate now, but who thinks they will stop it?

[BeerBarrelPolka]

96. I see no proof of this at all

[travelingthrulife]

99. When they get their permanent tax break for wealthy people in place, I think the

wealthy will toss him. Putin's done with him it seems.