Fast forward to October. Mueller has released his report, and while it doesn’t contain a smoking gun, it certainly doesn’t look good for Trump, whose approval ratings are at a new low. Democratic control of the House, at least, seems to be assured.
With that as background, Trump attacks Iran without any kind of authorization from Congress. He subsequently wraps himself in the flag and demands that the country unite around him and the war.
Every day, every hour, nearly every minute, the message from Fox News is:
If you don’t support Trump and the war, you’re a traitor. If you don’t support Trump and the war, you’re a traitor. If you don’t support Trump and the war, you’re a traitor.
Would our system, as we know it, survive this experience? I honestly don’t know.