What does the future hold for Donald Trump? - threadbans in OP

Agreed , there is no "fold" to bring Trump back into . He only cares about himself and will do absolutely nothing to benefit anyone other than himself.

The GOP are stuck in a very difficult position , one that they created for themselves by sticking by him when presented with multiple opportunities to cut bait. A blend of avarice and cowardice has brought them to their current position.

Given all of the usual mid-term dynamics , the GOP should be looking at taking control of the House by a large margin and the Senate by 2 or 3 seats.

As a direct result of Trump and his never-ending bullshit they are likely to lose seats in the Senate and are currently just about hanging in there in the race for the House.

Other than just about sneaking the win in 2016 he has lost them every race since then.

It will be interesting to watch how the GOP messaging shifts now as more and more damning information comes out.

It's already started, in that they have moved to the "If Trump is prosecuted for this and Hilary wasn't for her emails then....." argument which in itself is an admission that they know he broke the law.

For the GOP the ideal scenario is for Trump to be prosecuted and removed from the Electoral equation by someone else. That way they get what they so desperately need without having to get their hands dirty.

His "base" is going nowhere and they probably account for ~20% of the GOP vote so they need to keep them onside somehow.

What site hosts traveller videos?

Also , Google are not refusing to host the Truth Social App because of the content but because they have not shown that they have the ability to moderate content from within the app.

It's a "technical capability" refusal rather than a "we don't like what you're saying" refusal - After all , both Gab and Gettr are available for download on Google play.

Totally agree , they have chosen self-preservation and personal benefit over any consideration of Country or Right/Wrong.

They have absolutely categorically ceded anything approaching any kind of high ground here.

It's clearly part of the line they are test driving with "the Base" where the underlying element is that absolutely nothing they hear from anyone other than the Trump approved sources can be trusted no matter what they are actually saying.

"The filthy extreme left radical socialist Democrats are telling us they are classified but what does that even mean anyway , for all we know this stuff could be Trumps takeout orders???"

They say this knowing full well that the details of the classified info can never be revealed so it lets them play the "Everyone is lying to you" card.

Their continued efforts to destroy all faith and trust in the Democratic infrastructure of the country just so their side can "win" is genuinely terrifying.

Well - It kind of is their fault , they have protected him , carried water for him and lied to cover up his worst behaviours which helps his enduring popularity by playing to his victim complex.

Like I said , the opportunity to exit the Trump Train was January 6th.

No voters or primaries involved , just the elected GOP representatives themselves - They could have cut him loose there and then for good.

Yes , the "base" would have lost their minds , but there would have been absolutely nothing they could have done about it until next November at the earliest.

In the intervening almost 2 years they could have actively participated in a full Congressional investigation and revealed all the things that most people have known about all along and picked Trump apart for the Charlatan that he is and broken his connection to the vast majority of GOP voters.

Yes it might have cost a few of them their seats in November, but their was plenty of time for significant mitigation especially if the ones that stepped forward to vote for impeachment were those not up for Election in 2022.

They didn't do that though , they took the cowards path and protected what they had without any consideration for anything other than themselves.