Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Baggers]

I’m not so sure about that Paul.

The presidency and the passage of time has certainly had an impact on Biden but his intellect is still apparent, if only in cameo.  His time is definitely up though, and probably should have been before the last election.

Aurangzeb, for all his flaws and faults and the weird relationship he has with the MAGA cultists, is still an even money chance to become the next POTUS.

Absolutely. Important to remember that around 72m Americans still voted for Trump in his losing election.

How long would Trump have lasted as Prime Minister of Australia? Probably 6-9 months at best.

As a dear American friend who often visits and actually loves Australia once said to me many moons ago, "One of the things I especially love about your culture is that you have such a healthy disrespect for authority."

A huge % of the US population is still deeply effected by a very insular education system which is also very influenced by conservative religious values and unhealthy patriotism. And a meek and inward focussed mainstream media.

Although it's been a couple of decades since I worked in the US for a short while I was really astonished by their general ignorance of the rest of the world. I had a cheeky habit of asking many every day folks there what they believed was the % of the global population that was not white American. Just under 3% wasn't believed.