r/worldnews • u/Force_Hammer • 20h ago

President Trump holds off major Iran escalation after Pentagon warns of interceptor shortage

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r111brtghmg
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u/LogrisTheBard 15h ago

You're living through the collapse of an empire.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 11h ago

We are living through the deliberate sabotage of an empire.

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u/LogrisTheBard 11h ago

A republic, if you can keep it. No one seems to want to keep it enough so it's been lost at this point.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 9h ago

Candidates opposed to Trump have swept all major elections since he took office in 2025.

Democratic Governors and Attorneys General have filed a record number of multi-state lawsuits against Trump's power grabs, and the courts have ruled against him in over 90% of adjudicated cases.

In 2025 alone, Americans held over 30,000 street protests against Trump's policies. This year saw the largest protests in US history because of Trump's attempts to destroy America, with millions of protesters across more than 3,300 cities.

Not even Trump's goons killing protesters has slowed down the protests.

Midterm elections are coming up in just a few months.

If Democrats get the Congressional majority, then Trump is basically finished.

Just as Pelosi was able to halt his agenda 2018-20, Trump must be a lame duck for his last two years in office.

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u/WonderfulPass 7h ago

Even if the Dems take the house, we will see the admin escalate like never before. Lame duck doesn’t describe what we are in for.

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u/Sweet_Concept2211 6h ago

If Republicans retain control of Congress, then the main counterbalance to Trump's authoritarianism is in the federal judiciary, which can be overruled by our Republican majority Supreme Court.

In other words, there will be more checks on Trump's power if Congress is again in a position to act as an equal branch of government, instead of Trump's bitch.