Fuckin’ A Right
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The gop establishment in the senate and house should think about the future a great deal when dealing with Trump because unless he dies right after leaving office in 2029, Trump will remain a force in the party regardless of the office he holds for years, maybe as long as a decade after leaving office.
The gop establishment hasn't had a powerful former president liked by the base in generations.
The Bush wing would have never been able to do what they did if Reagan stayed in good health.
Nixon was driven out of office in disgrace.
Ford was a laughing stock by the time he left.
Ike was low key after he left.
Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. both were non factors in being able to shape the party publicly and had to resort to doing things behind the curtain as one left defeated and the other left with an approval in the 20s.
Those thinking they can diss Trump or wait him out until 2028 might be making a very bad assumption when it comes to primaries and shaping the party.
I could easily see Trump being active in Primary fights in 2028, 2030, 2032, 2034 as he sets his sights on taking out people who blocked his agenda for petty reasons.
And that's not even mentioning MAGA or the leaders waiting in the wings.
With Trump being a force on the outside in keeping the MAGA coalition together and a leader respected by MAGA on the inside, like Vance or Rubio, those thinking they can wait this out might be on the wrong side of history.