Trump
He needs removing asap, but I would be very surprised if Pence is the man to do it. Strong monarchs - and yes, he strikes me as a weak king of the medieval kind rather than a 21st century president - fortified themselves with great advisers, weak ones are frightened by aptitude, and by God, something in Trump is very weak. That Pence called in the National Guard is appropriate, but I would be pleasantly surprised if he enables the enforcement of Article 25. I think he is frightened, which is understandable; of all the times for a great man to be needed in what is usually such a potted plant of a job!
Trump must not only go, he must go in opprobrium. Because this stuff hangs around. Even out of office, he will be a danger to the country's stability long term, a nexus for every nutter with a gun and a grudge against the state. The US - and the world - would be very fortunate if he fled into exile, but I don't think he will do that unless it looks he is facing jail time.
Fascism never leaves quietly.
Trump must not only go, he must go in opprobrium. Because this stuff hangs around. Even out of office, he will be a danger to the country's stability long term, a nexus for every nutter with a gun and a grudge against the state. The US - and the world - would be very fortunate if he fled into exile, but I don't think he will do that unless it looks he is facing jail time.
Fascism never leaves quietly.