MAGA's defiant denial could doom us to a Trump dynasty.

An oddly disturbing article and an unsettling attempt to communicate with a MAGA resulted in a concerning conclusion: A culture of denial could yet deliver the republic to an heir of its own unfinished ruin.

The article by Jonathan V. Last on Substack that I reference and quote from is "The Second Coming? We know who the Republican nominee will be in 20208...if he wants it," The Bulwark, April 20, 2026, https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-second-coming?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-restack-comment&r=4xvtpf&triedRedirect=true 

The Tucker Carlson podcast that I have used clips from is: Megan Lebowitz, Tucker Carlson apologizes for 'misleading' people on Trump: 'We're implicated in this for sure', April 21, 2026, NBC News, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/tucker-carlson-says-will-tormented-long-time-support-trump-rcna341250

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