Did trump really think he could bamboozle everyone and take over our government?

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9. I don't think he thinks that long term

He's an instant gratification kind of guy, from my observation. His usual M.O. is to just bull ahead with whatever he wants to do, and stop only when the opposition costs more than whatever reward he's pursuing. This works all right in a lot of situations as most people don't care much for confrontation, and figure it's less costly to just let the baby have his bottle.

But there is a limit, and the opposition is getting sufficiently organized that even some media outlets are treating opposition to Needy Amin seriously. We need to keep building momentum.