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In reply to the discussion: GOP plans to get rid of Trump [View all]yardwork
(61,599 posts)In summary, this is my thinking:
Putin installed Trump to get the sanctions lifted in Congress. Putin did this by influencing the American voters via social media, AM radio, Fox News, etc. That campaign influenced enough Republicans to get Trump nominated and enough voters (on the left and right) to get Trump installed in the White House.
But Trump has failed to come through for Putin. Trump turns out to be so erratic he's useless. And now there's investigations and talk about Russian collusion, and the sanctions can't be lifted in this environment. But we can be sure that lots more people than Trump were helped by Putin.
The Republicans wanted that tax bill more than anything. Their wealthy donors counted on it, and threatened to stop campaign contributions if it wasn't passed. So nobody was going to rock the boat until the tax bill is passed.
That's done now. Now, Trump is, in balance, more of a hindrance than a help to the Republican Party and to Putin.
There will be a move to push him out - in ways that don't rile up the deplorables - and replace Trump with a more reliable tool.
People are easily brainwashed to go along with things like this. Watch it unfold.