A nightmare scenario has taken hold of me. Perhaps if I share it in broad daylight, the terrifying prophecy will stop haunting me.
It’s about President Donald Trump, who loves being the most powerful man in the world. He characterizes himself as the most perfect president our country could ever have. We know he will do anything to get re-elected. Trump realizes that the day Democrats regain the White House he could be charged with any number of crimes. We can also assume he fears that a Democratic successor would systematically undo his major accomplishments, as he seemingly has dedicated himself to obliterating President Barack Obama’s legacy.
Enter Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump admires him and aspires to autocratic control. Notes from their meetings have disappeared. Putin likes Trump because he can influence him. Is it too absurd to suspect Putin has advised Trump on how to stay in power? After the Russian constitutional limit of two terms, Putin picked a subordinate to be a figurehead president; Putin, in return, was appointed as prime minister (and called all the shots), then ran for two more terms as president. And now he has signed a law which, if approved, would allow him to rule until 2036.
Thus my nightmare: Having successfully rigged re-election, Trump grooms his successor Nikki Haley with a secret quid-pro-quo that she defer to Secretary of State Donald Trump for major decisions and manipulate the courts to allow Trump to run for two more terms. Trump’s new VP, ready to wear his crown when he dies, would naturally be Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, or, perhaps even Barron Trump. By then the planet would be in shambles, our country pillaged, and the democratic process demolished. But the Trump family would be as rich (and miserable) as Midas.
Elton Brown
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