As a cynical alarmist, I am going to go out on a limb a and say Donald Trump has no intention of walking away from this fight without dragging democracy through its darkest days. I do not say this lightly.
Donald Trump has shown the Democrats, his crowd of 71 million (and counting...) supporters do not expect him to just concede and walk away without throwing a patented “tantrum”. This very may well be the mother of tantrums coming. Trump’s firing of Marc Esper as DOD secretary may very well follow with the departures of the CIA Director, and countless “guardians of democracy”. His “vendetta” tour may very well include the firings of the Joint Chiefs before its all said and done. Trump has never had the humbling experience of leaving gracefully, and I don’t believe he is going to on or before January 20, 2020. The Republicans will continue to march lock in step off the cliff before speaking up. See Lindsey’s prediction in 2016.
Republicans, I implore you to prove me wrong….
Signed, A concerned believer of democratic institutions