The economic consequences, for the U.S and the world, are disastrous.
That's how I see it. And that's where I see redemption for the rest of us.
For the record, I must say that I hope President Trump succeeds. But looking at the people he's surrounding himself with I have some serious doubts.
I see a rapid deterioration of the economy coming and the tide that rose up to support Donald Trump will recede just as quickly. His supporters have promised to hold his feet to the fire and I expect their disillusionment will be swift and their wrath unprecedented.
There will be a fork in the road at the midterms. By then we should see unemployment rising rapidly, healthcare disappearing for most of the middle class, consumer confidence tumbling and worldwide economic uncertainty. This is the point when Republicans usually double down on everything they are doing wrong, thinking that if they just do more of it things will work out fine. But I'm not sure the voters are going to continue to go along with it.
Donald Trump's agenda is not the agenda of the Republican Party. He's not a conservative and is not passionately dedicated to conservative principles. He's a businessman and when he sees one of his business ventures failing he dumps it. Bankruptcy is not going to be an option this time so he'll have to change the business model or go down with the sinking ship.
The midterms will be the key to his success or failure.
