r/moderatepolitics • u/ilikedomos • 19h ago

News Article Trump reconsidering $1.8 billion fund, AP source says, as Justice Department temporarily pauses it

https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-fund-jan6-capitol-riot-39b193211349b42e6218c5a1007785c9
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u/Careful_Farmer_2879 18h ago

It’s being quietly blocked by Senate Republicans. This and some other major stuff. It will not be overt or flashy.

They know Trump is a lame duck and are looking past him. He’s going to keep doing crazy shit, but the days of total unquestioned power are over.

When he can’t win, Trump saves face.

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u/CantCreateUsernames 18h ago edited 18h ago

the days of total unquestioned power are over.

This seems premature to claim, at least until the midterm results. Trump is very much still a demi-god allowed to exist above the bounds of the US Constitution to the majority of GOP voters, and whatever comes out of his mouth has massive sway on what conservatives choose to believe or not. GOP candidates still often need his blessing to help get elected. There have always been random occasions when there is actually enough internal pushback that makes him change tactics, but it has not reached the point when Trump is a crazy old man yelling at clouds that GOP politicians can ignore. Trump continued to have massive sway after he was out of office the first time (even after Jan 6), and he will continue to have sway until the day he dies or disappears from public life.

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u/Careful_Farmer_2879 17h ago

He was a demigod. Now they quietly block things behind the scenes until he goes away.

The midterms matter, but he’s done in two years no matter what. No one is going to “bend the rules” for another run.

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u/ilikedomos 17h ago

I think when we look at recent primaries, it’s hard to ignore the sway he still has in the Republican primary system right now. As the primaries clear out there may be more vocal opposition, but at this point I don’t think it’s far fetched to say that he still has a fairly strong grip on the party.

I do think it’ll be interesting to see what happens once the midterms are over how much of a grip he’s able to retain on the party.