What if it is true: Trump's got dementia as some claim

 The scary part of this is that as he fades, he will rely on those around him with their own agendas, which he either tolerates, embraces, or doesn't get. He, in the meantime, is isolated from any reality that contradicts his preconceived notions that Chicago and Portland are in flames to justify permanent military occupation. Clear insanity, but those who live in the red south who are low information voters swallow with glee, and embrace as well..Some dangerous enemies of democracy are Trump whispers, unelected, but powerfully, closely,  in Trump's ear.   These are his Svengalis, his Rasputins, and he is their willing listener. Stephen Miller, his chief advisor, the architect of racism and cruelty toward migrants, and Russell Vought, his head of Management and Budget, whose long record of ideological activism includes the elimination of all social safety net programs and taking us back to the days just before the great depression of the last century. Those programs include social security, Medicare, and Medicaid, the ACA, nutrition programs for the poor, and more. At the same time, Vought was the architect of Project 2025, a project of white Christian nationalism, using anti-DEI as their battle cry and enabler. As Trump becomes more and more the shadow of his former self, expect no help from his handpicked cabinet of billionaires to replace him with his Vice President. They have the power to do it, his cabinet, but I am not optimistic. They are where they are because of their fawning loyalty.

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Miller accidently exposed himself recently: Stephen Miller ‘Plenary Authority’ Remark Sparks Controversy     so I did a trip around Google AI

"Commentators and organizations who describe Stephen Miller's views as authoritarian point to several pieces of evidence from his rhetoric, policy positions, and political actions. The following provides some of the key arguments and evidence cited. 

Rhetoric and views on government power

• "Plenary authority": Miller has asserted that the president has "plenary authority" in some matters, meaning absolute and unlimited power. This was exemplified in 2025 during discussions about deploying the National Guard. Critics contend that this view disregards the system of checks and balances and implies an autocratic vision of executive power.
• Attacks on the judiciary: In the first and second Trump administrations, Miller has repeatedly attacked judges who ruled against the administration, labeling judicial decisions with which he disagrees as "insurrection" or "judicial coups". In 2025, he accused a Trump-appointed federal judge of engaging in "legal insurrection" for restricting the deployment of National Guard troops.
• Demonizing political opposition: After the assassination of a conservative activist in 2025, Miller and others in the Trump administration declared left-wing political organizations to be "a vast domestic terror movement" that the government should "dismantle and destroy". Critics see this rhetoric as an effort to criminalize and eliminate political opponents. 

Policy positions and actions

• Aggressive immigration policies: As a senior advisor in the first Trump administration and a key policy architect for a potential second term, Miller was the driving force behind the "zero-tolerance" policy that led to the separation of families at the border, the "Muslim ban" targeting travelers from Muslim-majority countries, and a broader campaign to restrict both legal and illegal immigration.
• Mass deportation plans: Miller is a key architect of planned "mass deportation" initiatives for a potential second Trump term, which include radical expansions of presidential power. Plans reportedly involve using the U.S. military for domestic law enforcement, and critics note that some of his ideas, such as ending birthright citizenship, come from far-right fringe movements.
• Purging government agencies: According to a 2019 report in Vanity Fair and other sources, Miller was involved in a campaign to remove career civil servants from government agencies who were not fully aligned with the administration's hardline agenda.
• Advocating for extralegal actions: Reports indicate Miller has pushed for policies that skirt or violate international law. In 2023, he reportedly argued for killing civilians in international waters by drone strike by classifying them as "unprotected" by U.S. law. In 2025, he was reportedly involved in coordinating boat strikes against Venezuelans. 

Ideological influences and associations

• White nationalist ties: Leaked emails revealed that Miller frequently promoted stories from far-right websites and cited materials espousing white nationalist ideas, including the racist novel The Camp of the Saints.
• Collaboration with extremist groups: He has worked closely with anti-immigration groups such as the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) and the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which have been associated with white nationalist ideologies.
• Right-wing legal organizations: Through his America First Legal organization, Miller has pursued a culture-war agenda through lawsuits, for instance, targeting corporations with accusations of being "woke". 

These actions and statements are cited by commentators, human rights groups, and legal organizations as evidence of a pattern of authoritarian tendencies, including disdain for the rule of law, the use of state power against opponents, and the promotion of radical policies. "

Both Rasputin and Svengali are examples of powerful influencers of thought and mind,  so powerful that they control the lives and minds of individuals. Rapsutin's role at the end of the regime of the Russian czars in the late 1800's was legendary, popular with the peasants, but detested by the nobility.  Svengali was a fictional character in a 1894 French novel who controlled the life of a young girl.  Both are examples of how those with ulterior motives can manipulate,  shape, and control the lives and thoughts ot others.  

Rasputin was a faith healer, an unordained priest who became the trusted advisor of the last Russian czars. He provided more than medical advice to the Czar's family, but also became the chief advisor on political matters and appointments, contributing to the eventual demise of the czars, who were replaced by the communists.

Per  Wikpedia, Svengali is a character in the novel Trilby which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young orphan girl working in Paris, and makes her into a famous singer.