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A disintegrating Trump puts Vance a heartbeat away from the presidency, but there’s more than Vance to fear. Although Trump has publicly disavowed the architects of Project 2025, any distance between him and the scheme is a mirage. We know, for example, that at least 140 people who once worked for his administration have contributed to the plan, which was orchestrated primarily by the Heritage Foundation. Vance even wrote the forward to a book written by Kevin Roberts, the president of Heritage. Trump has to fill a second administration somehow – and for years, his allies in Washington, D.C., have been strategizing for just such an occasion. “Eighty percent of my time is working on the plans of what’s necessary to take control of these bureaucracies,” said Russell Vought to a pair of undercover British journalists this summer. Vought, a former Trump official, is widely considered to be a candidate for Trump’s prospective chief of staff. He added that “we are working doggedly on that, whether it’s destroying their agencies’ notion of independence … whether that is thinking through how the deportation would work.”

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[–] noxypaws@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 20 hours ago

not fast enough

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 75 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dilapidated Donald they're calling him, Dilapidated Donald it's true, it's very funny. His own party is keeping him alive with a cocktail of drugs and injections. It's unbelievable! It's unbelievable what these people are doing. It should be illegal... Illegal.

Maybe that's why he always smells so bad, he's dying, very sad, and he's too old to run! You knkw if I was in office - I just thought of this - it's very smart. Kind of genius actually - I'd put an age cap on politicians. We wouldn't have these old people in office. They're incapable. I think I'm going to do that when I win.

But in all seriousness folks, they don't need him to win, and he won't be the guy in office. They just need him as a spokes person, a popular millionaire figurehead so they can win. It's cheating, that's what it really is, a form of cheating. Then after that Billionaire Peter Thiel will actually be in office. Pulling the strings on JD Vance like a puppet, puppet person - and he looks like a puppet doesn't he folks?

[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

Still too coherent and cerebral to pass as Trump.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

This is jenius.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He may be, but the rest of his party isn't. He's only the mascot.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Fascism 101. He's the powerful strongman they propped up. Who can take his place if he where to drop dead. Noone. It's a cult of personality.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Sure, but if he chokes on a hamburger not one of them is going to suddenly turn into nice people or give up their positions. They're just going to try to find a better mascot to fill the clown shoes. Even if it takes years to do.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 29 points 1 day ago (2 children)

His diaper is filled most of the time now.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

are you saying he's full of shit

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago

He literately is taking a dump in his diaper. He is also full of shit.

[–] Myxomatosis@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Stephen “Baby Himmler” Miller graduated from Donnie Diaper Duty. That’s Ron Desantis’ job now.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This isn't true

You can't deteriorate something that was already deteriorated to begin with. This the bottom of the barrel ... you can't lower than this.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not there yet but America sure is running towards it ....

[–] derGottesknecht@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm mean, president Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho wanted to help the population, solve the crop issue and did listen to smarter people. He was a bit impatient but accepted the reality if he saw it and could change his opinion. I'd vote for him over trump every time.

Idiocracy timeline:

2006: Wow, so hilarious that this could be life in 1,000 years.

2016: Wow, it's like we're living in Idiocracy.

2024: Please, can we go back to living in Idiocracy?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

When has trump ever not been able to go lower? If he can’t do it in quality he’ll do it in quantity.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Donald Trump Is Deteriorating

...was this report published by Internet Explorer?

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Not fast enough