Summary
Donald Trump falsely linked the New Orleans truck attack, carried out by U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, to immigration, despite authorities confirming no connection to the border.
Trump’s claims followed a retracted Fox News report and contradicted FBI findings that Jabbar, a U.S. citizen, acted alone in what is being investigated as terrorism.
Trump doubled down on Truth Social, blaming Biden’s border policies and proclaiming, “Trump was right about everything.”
An ISIS flag was found on the vehicle, with the FBI probing potential ties to terrorist organizations.
My hot take: When Trump kicks the bucket, the MAGA movement dies with him. JD Vance sure as hell isn’t going to inspire the faithful the way Trump did. With a lack of political capital, and because he’s so desperate to be liked, Vance would probably have to act more like a “traditional” Republican, if that even means anything anymore.
Will it matter at that point? President Vance almost certainly means full steam ahead for ALL of Project 2025.
If Trump gets those tariffs the American people will turn on conservatives when it spikes prices. Inflation killed Harris, it can do the same to Trump. If anything, the fastest way for MAGA to die is for them to fight over power and squander four years with infighting and suicidal policy calls. Factor in razor-thin house/senate margins and even a competent admin would have trouble, let alone Elon and Trump.
My hope is that Vance suffers the same fate Hillary did when he tries to hold Trump’s coalition together.