Comment by cmrdporcupine

Comment by cmrdporcupine 5 days ago

Trump has loyalty only to himself and in his first term was constantly throwing people under the bus after he decided they were a liability to the Main Character.

I could imagine we'll see the same thing again, before or after the midterms, and Miller and Bessent are two I expect to see have a dethroning at some point simply on account of Trump never taking responsibility for anything.

That and I've seen both try to speak "on behalf" of Trump, something the authoritarian personality doesn't appreciate.

However some of that logic is based on 1st round Trump not being as senile and insane as 2nd round Trump. It's possible his weakening cognitive faculties have made him even more open to manipulation.

metalliqaz 5 days ago

From the outside it seems like he is so far gone that his inner circle is actually making all the decisions now.

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xmcp123 5 days ago

Honestly Miller strikes me different. It’s not coincidence he’s survived so long.

He’s not an idiot. He knows how much damage he can absorb and how to position himself to not take more than that. He never positions himself as the implementation person who will take the hits. He’s the idea guy, and the manipulator/cheerleader. He doesn’t seem to expect trump to take care of him for his loyalty, so he doesn’t position himself to require it.

I think ultimately he won’t be thrown under the bus because his relationship with Trump is mutually beneficial, and they both see it as transactional. For both of them, the other is a means to an end. Soul mates in hell I guess.

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