In Reply to: The weird thing is, who will be his successor? posted by TheHappyBurgermeister on June 11, 2025 at 11:29:07
who can hold a nations's attention so tightly around the clock. It could have been Elon Musk, ironically, but that's not gonna happen, not anymore.
Tucker Carlson may come close MAGA internally, but I don't think he has any power outside his own little bubble.
Donald Jr is a laughing stock. JD Vance has no there there (also, he's a catholic, who may even end up being an Orthodox in the next year or so), Abbott and DeSantis are no go, Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon are the opposite of charismatic. RFK Jr may have an outside shot, perhaps (very iffy) ... ('d keep an eye on Josh Hawley and/or Tom Cotton, but only if they start building credentials and familiary with the public, starting with yesterday.
So realistically, there is no one who got next. The cupboards are bare. Which is why he will run for a 3rd term and the right wing as a whole, including the supreme court, will make it happen one way or another.