The Worst-Case Scenario is Hurtling Toward Us

Jonathan Last: “Now put these two scenarios together. Republican take control of both houses of Congress with Republicans claiming a mandate to rebuke Democrats… Meanwhile, Donald Trump is running for president while on criminal trial. The Republican majorities will be pouring gasoline on the fire daily, not just on Fox and Newsmax, but from Congress, where they will have many legislative and bureaucratic tools with which to attack the Department of Justice and the Biden administration.”

“And meanwhile, the sitting president is a 79-year-old man who is beating the actuarial odds on health events, for now.”

“What do you think would happen?”

“I don’t have a prediction myself because the scenario I just outlined for you is weapons-grade chaos. If it comes to pass, then a lot of unthinkable outcomes start becoming very thinkable. Some of them even become likely.”