The Glaring Question that the Media Refuses to Probe Seriously

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11. Yes, Trump's position looked stronger then than it does now.

However, he still has at least the FBI NY field office (perhaps not the CI group though) and the AG.

Putin may have to settle for "just" significant social disruption this time around. That's OK by him - he plays the long game, and the Deplorables aren't going anywhere. Unless the US manages to get Big Corp money out of media, education and politics, and re-orients the signalling from those systems, the situation is going to get worse (and easier to exploit) over time. To counter that deteriorating trend you will need to undo 45 years of effects from the Powell Memo, and repeal Citizens United. Once that is done, in a generation and a half you may get your nation back.

Unfortunately, just to complicate matters I don't think the natural systems of the world are going to allow you that much time. Climate change and ecological collapse are already under way.