He didn’t have the support of most of the country. He knew that only too well. But he was determined to break the guardrails and give himself absolute power in order to glorify himself and take the nation back to where it was before. How could he do it?
First, he would fire as many civil servants as possible, and replace them with his loyalists. Second, he would rely on the judges he appointed to push his agenda forward. With their help, the Constitution could effectively be rewritten, and his political opponents could be neutered. His country would be great again.
Is it James II or Donald I? If Trump wins in 2024, we are likely to find out.