@gleick Is it just Trump? What would happen if Trump, now elderly, died suddenly? Would Vance be better? Would the US government improve, or would it just be one face replaced by another?
It's true that Trump's narcissism, ego, and megalomania border on insanity. Which makes me wonder... if you feed the ego of someone so absurdly crazy with whispers and advice, could you get them to act in a planned way according to the wishes of those who whisper and advise?
I mean, Trump is the storefront. If you change the storefront, the store will still be there.