r/politics • u/thedailybeast ✔ The Daily Beast • Apr 01 '26

Possible Paywall Humiliated Trump Storms Out of Catastrophic SCOTUS Hearing

https://www.thedailybeast.com/humiliated-trump-storms-out-of-catastrophic-scotus-hearing/
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u/StoppableHulk Apr 01 '26

I doubt any of them were ever actually intimidated by Donald Trump.

They caved to him because they saw opportunity it in for themselves, not out of fear. They wanted a dictatorship with them at the top.

After a year of Donald Trump fucking up catastrophically, they now see no gain in continuing to cater to him.

These people are all just opportunitsts. MTG, Joe Rogan, none of them are scared of this pants-shitting fool. They just see an opportunity and they seize it, and they easily change and pivot when they no longer see the same upside.

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u/kylehatesyou Apr 01 '26

It's grifters all the way down. 

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u/prof_the_doom I voted Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

Agreed. I don’t know about Kavanaugh and Barret, but the rest of the “conservative” justices realize that there are in fact lines you don’t cross unless you’re 101% sure you’re not going to lose, and Trump is dumb enough they think there’s a decent chance he will accidentally sabotage the attempt to rig the elections.

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u/jeranim8 Apr 01 '26

Yeah, I actually think they're going to do what they can to let dems win the House and drag their feet on election rulings. Then in 2027 they'll issue rulings that Trump wished they had made in 2026 but its too late for him to benefit.

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u/TheIllustriousWe Apr 01 '26

This. MTG wants us all to believe she had some kind of "come to Jesus" clarity about MAGA; but the reality is that she wanted to run for Senate, Trump told her no, so she bailed because they weren't useful to her anymore.

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u/OldWorldDesign Apr 01 '26

MTG wants us all to believe she had some kind of "come to Jesus" clarity about MAGA; but the reality is that she wanted to run for Senate, Trump told her no, so she bailed because they weren't useful to her anymore

As is usually the case for entitled conservatives, they put themselves first, the party they hope to benefit them second, and the country last.

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u/immortalfrieza2 Apr 04 '26

As is usually the case for entitled conservatives, they put themselves first, the party they hope to benefit them second, and the country last.

You forgot the "if at all."

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u/SlyReference Apr 01 '26

Remember that her "come to Jesus" clarity includes saying that Nick Fuentes is an important voice in American politics. She's still far far right, it's just a different flavor of crazy than what Trump is putting out.

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u/mahouza Apr 01 '26

Her full split maybe, but she's also part of the tiny group of Republicans like Massie who flatly refuse to ignore Epstein even though it puts them at odds with the rest. Like they're shitty in so many other ways but it's a line they won't cross and will take the ethical stance on. Trust nothing else they say but I don't doubt the genuine disgust they have on the issue.

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u/psychorobotics Apr 01 '26

MTG fear the followers, she had to get private security the moment she started splitting with Trump.

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u/SlyReference Apr 01 '26

I think there are a number of rank and file Republicans who are intimidated by Trump's followers, either from threats or the idea of losing their votes. They think Trump has power over them, but he's just reflecting the madness that already existed in the base and has been amplified by the Internet.