Will Trump’s lame duck presidency push him further beyond constraints of the law?

A decade after his dramatic 2016 victory, the former president now faces a new political reality shaped by last week’s midterm elections. The recent vote of no confidence has left him in an uncertain position, prompting critics to question his next steps. The article examines how this electoral outcome has altered his influence and the challenges he faces moving forward.

Midterm elections have defanged the US president – leaving critics to worry about his next move in his ‘fat Elvis’ stageIt was just before 3am when Donald Trump entered a crowded Manhattan ballroom, greeted by chants of “USA! USA” and theme music from the Hollywood film Air Force One. On stage, two red “Make America great again” (Maga) caps were mounted in glass cases like holy relics.That was the scene 10 years ago this week when Trump, a businessman and reality TV star, stunned the world by beating Hillary Clinton to the White House. A decade later an unlikely president is serving an unlikely second term. But in the wake of a humiliating vote of no confidence in last week’s midterm elections, he now enters an endgame wracked with uncertainty. Continue reading...