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Donald Trump’s presidency is bleeding out. The wounds are deep, self-inflicted, and—despite the bravado—likely fatal.
While the Epstein scandal is the most lurid and headline-grabbing, it’s just one of several gashes that have left Trump’s power, relevance, and future prospects in tatters.
The myth of Trump as the untouchable strongman is collapsing, and the spectacle is as revealing as it is overdue.
The Epstein Scandal: MAGA’s Faith Shattered
Let’s start with the obvious: the Epstein files. Trump’s refusal to release any meaningful information about Jeffrey Epstein, coupled with the Justice Department’s secretive interview of Ghislaine Maxwell, has detonated a bomb inside his own base.
For years, Q-Anon devotees and MAGA diehards clung to the fantasy that Trump was the crusader who would expose the world’s elite pedophile rings.
Now, those same supporters are watching in horror as Trump’s administration claims there is no “client list” and appears to be negotiating with Maxwell for her silence—or worse, her complicity in a cover-up.
The backlash is real and growing. Q-Anon forums are ablaze with accusations of betrayal. The very people who once saw Trump as their savior now see him as just another protector of the corrupt elite.
This isn’t just a PR problem; it’s a rupture in the cult-like loyalty that has sustained Trump through every previous scandal. When your most feverish supporters start calling you a sellout, the end is near.
Murdoch Turns: When the Media Kingmaker Becomes the Executioner
As if Trump’s troubles weren’t already piling up, he now finds himself in open conflict with Rupert Murdoch—the very media mogul who helped build his political brand.
This public feud marks a dramatic shift in the Murdoch-Trump relationship, which has always been more transactional than friendly. Murdoch’s media empire—once Trump’s most powerful amplifier—now seems willing to air his dirtiest laundry.
If Murdoch is truly turning on Trump, it’s not just another scandal; it’s a sign that the conservative media machine is recalibrating for a post-Trump era.
For a president already bleeding support, losing his most influential media backer could be the final, fatal blow.
Lame Duck: The Emperor Has No Clothes
Trump’s presidency is now a textbook case of lame duck syndrome—except this duck is flapping around in a pool of its own making.
The fantasy of a third term is just that: a dream, an illusion. No one outside Trump’s own echo chamber believes he’ll find a way to cling to power beyond 2028.
His approval ratings have cratered—Gallup has him at a dismal 37%, with equally stressed marks on the economy (37%), immigration (38%), and the federal budget (29%).
The White House’s response? Picking fights with daytime talk shows. When Joy Behar roasted Trump on “The View,” the administration’s response was to threaten the show and escalate the culture war.
This is not the behavior of a confident leader; it’s the flailing of a man who knows his grip is slipping.
As Amanda Marcotte recently put it, Trump’s “deep weaknesses—political and psychological alike” are now on full display. The public, and even his own party, are tuning out.
Tariff Wars: The Bill Comes Due
Remember when Trump’s tariffs were supposed to bring China to its knees and restore American greatness? Instead, they’ve become a slow-acting poison for the U.S. economy.
Approval of Trump’s trade policies has sunk to 36%, and the pain is only beginning.
The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) doubles down on these failed policies, locking in tariffs that are already raising prices for American families and businesses.
The economic blowback is inevitable. As the costs mount, Trump’s claim to economic wizardry is exposed as a hollow boast.
The “big, beautiful” deals are turning into big, ugly headaches for the very voters he promised to help.
The Big Beautiful Bill: Oligarchs Got What They Wanted—And Dumped Trump
If there was ever any doubt about who Trump really serves, the OBBBA erases it.
This sprawling, regressive bill makes the Trump tax cuts permanent, slashes corporate rates, and hands out goodies to the ultra-wealthy—while gutting Medicaid, rolling back clean energy incentives, and slashing the social safety net.
The Congressional Budget Office projects it will add $2.8 trillion to the national debt and strip health coverage from nearly 11 million Americans.
Here’s the punchline: by signing this bill, Trump has made himself obsolete to the oligarchs and billionaires who once bankrolled him. They got what they wanted—permanent tax cuts, deregulation, and a weakened welfare state.
Why keep supporting a president who’s now more liability than asset? The donor class is already looking for a new puppet.
Enter J.D. Vance: The Billionaires’ New Plaything
Rumor has it that J.D. Vance was handpicked by the billionaire class precisely because he’s more controllable than Trump.
Trump’s legendary flip-flopping—sometimes within the same sentence—has earned him the derisive nickname “TACO” (Trump Always Chickens Out) among the donor elite.
Vance, by contrast, is seen as pliable, predictable, and eager to please. The message is clear: the people who really run the Republican Party are done with Trump’s chaos. They want a new frontman, and Trump is being shown the door.
The Mortal Wound: Trump’s Power Is Draining Away
Add it all up, and the picture is unmistakable. Trump’s presidency has suffered a mortal wound.
The Epstein scandal has shattered the faith of his most loyal followers. His approval ratings are in freefall, and his third-term delusions are a punchline.
His economic policies are backfiring, and the oligarchs who once propped him up have cashed out and moved on. Even his own party is preparing for life after Trump, with J.D. Vance waiting in the wings.
For years, Trump has survived by sowing chaos, stoking grievance, and playing one side against the other. But now, the chaos is consuming him. The grievances are turning inward. And the sides he once played off each other are uniting in their exhaustion and disgust.
The emperor has no clothes, and this time, everyone can see it. The only question left is how long it will take for the rest of the Republican Party—and the country—to admit that Trump’s reign is over.
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But holy s*#t! Vance!!!
When I read the first sentence of this, I thought said he was bleeding out. I got excited for a second.