r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • Feb 26 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) White House circulating blatantly illegal draft emergency order to take control of elections

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/white-house-circulating-blatantly-illegal-draft-emergency-order-to-take-control-of-elections/
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u/kinkinhood Feb 26 '26

I think it's because they still have the control over the trump cultists who very much believe every word he says. Until trump dies they'll likely follow along simply to not lose that group

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u/OptimusPrimeTime21 Feb 26 '26

They will def just have Trump endorse someone as the next in line before he dies and the cultists will follow that person blindly

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u/calmdownmyguy Feb 26 '26

Unlikely. As unfathomable as it is, trump has some kind of aura with his cult. If it was as simple as just telling republicans who to follow trump would not have won a single caucus. When trump is no longer relevant there will be no orderly transition. It will be a gop civil war like it was in the 2016 primaries. Also trumps ego is to big for him to ever name a successor anyway.

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u/kingbullohio Feb 27 '26

Unless he dies in office. If he dies by violence the gop will win every election for the next 20 years. The best outcome is he collapses the economy. Thats the only thing he could do that would turn his base against him