When his tortured heart stops, does anybody know who will be calling the shots?

[Buddyzbuddy]

Sure, Vance is the obvious answer but we know he's just somebody's bitchboy. Who will really be pulling the strings. Will that person stop the madness in Iran?
I think all of the yes men he's surrounded himself with, won't have a clue. Yes there will be those that claim to be in charge but I don't see a clear leader. They've all undergone an ego lobotomy of some sort. Who will be telling Vance what he thinks and what to say?

[relayerbob]

1. Stephen Miller and Peter Thiel

In association with Putin. No change.

Same as it ever was.

[Buddyzbuddy]

4. Too obvious.

Anybody with half a brain kicks Miller to the f*cking curb, Thiel thinks he's got a guy inside but that ain't gonna happen, Vlad had his shot and many will vie for the opportunity on his behalf but who else would he have as much kompromat on with the genuine ability to take charge?
JMHO.

[relayerbob]

8. Miller holds the power now, and Thiel owns Vance

Don't know who will try to take on the role in 2028, but I sure as shit guarantee you, Miller, his sock puppet Hegseth and the oligarchs have no intention of leaving peacefully. Who do you think is calling the shots now? It isn't Trump, he can barely follow a conversation.

[Buddyzbuddy]

11. The election was given to him.

No way he thought of "Project 25". Those are the people that will try to take the reins and that's not Putin. It will be a fight. Anybody actually taking power will have to get rid of the overly ambitious Miller. He will run circles around Vance which is why the powers that be will get rid of him first. He has a singular agenda that doesn't benefit the profiteers. Racism was just to get the Felon in office, that's it.

[moniss]

2. Like always it will be

Daddy Vlad.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. The same people who are calling the shots now

Trump obviously is not in charge.

[Buddyzbuddy]

5. Trump is in charge in so much as his orders are followed,

but he's not the brains. The problem as I see it, nobody else will be heard which leaves the actual puppeteers without a puppet.

[relayerbob]

9. He's not "issuing orders", he's reacting to what he is told

[Buddyzbuddy]

12. That's part of the problem, he's too stupid not to react.

That has actually worked to our benefit. We have been able to predict his behavior which is also why he's so easily manipulated by the worst of the worst. He doesn't have to telegraph his next move, he outright tells us. But, his childish vengeful behavior is what they fear. He's not smart enough to know he shouldn't do something. A smarter person would've really fully implemented project 25 by now. Nobody knows how to turn a victory into defeat like this moron.

[usonian]

6. Same as ever.

Vance? I owned his Daddy Hugo

[Retrograde]

7. Remember when Reagan was shot

and Haig, who IIRC was Secretary of State at the time, immediately proclaimed that he was in charge? I think Rubio will try something similar, or maybe Bessent since he loves to be on camera. If Donnie is just incapacitated I expect an Edith Wilson type situation, with a close relative controlling access and claiming to speak for him. If Vance does become president, I expect L'il Mikey to jockey for the vacant VP position.

[Buddyzbuddy]

10. I too thought about Haig, my thoughts are similar about succession.

But I don't yet see somebody that will control the levers unchallenged. I imagine many will try but they'll cut each other's throats to be the heir apparent and I don't see Vance being that guy, except In title. He's not respected or feared.

Who will Putin try to use next?