If you have some time this weekend, this is one of two pieces every informed person should read and take in. And every NYT op-ed writer should take it in too, this should be the subtext in any piece you write about the election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/opinion/trump-second-term-2025.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ek4.bJUh.RIM3CJfJ0U0z&smid=url-share&login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock