The reality is much simpler. The president of the United States is like a Roomba. His actions are not strategic. They're often not even particularly tactical. He simply pushes in a direction, consuming what he can. When he runs into opposition he turns and starts devouring in another direction. Sooner or later, though, he always circles back, and the cycle repeats. To anyone asking "Would he really..." the answer is always "Yes, unless others stop him." He is driven by appetite, devouring endlessly. Whether it's real estate, gold, fast food, applause and adulation, crypto, women's bodies, Venezuelan oil or Greenland, he has demonstrated that he will never stop himself; he can be stopped only by others.
Best description of Trump I've seen. He's not clever, he's just had a lifetime of practicing being a bully.
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