I should start a running list of all the people who say "Trump isn't going to...!" and then how they act like it was all part of the plan when he actually does it.
* People who say "Trump isn't going to...!" and then how they act like it was all part of the plan when he actually does it.
* People who say "Trump is going to...!" and the how they quietly stop mentioning it and move on to the next (bad) thing he's going to do when he doesn't do it.
You also need a list for things Trump attempts to do but ultimately gets stopped by more reasonable people in his administration.
The size of that list in his prior term is a lot larger than many people are comfortable with, and the purge of insufficiently loyal members from the party as well as loyalty tests for appointees suggests much of that list is now back in play.
his first term, despite all the clownery and drama, ended up being run of the mill republican politics. Why do you think things will be different this time?
Preparation and intent. I don't think Trump believed he would win the first time around and people in his first administration were either loyal and stupid or competent and not willing to carry out his most extreme orders. This time he is putting a team in place that is malicious and willing to do whatever he says. He also has the added incentive of all of his court cases and debt from court cases that he would love to make disappear.
