Is the Fever Breaking?

The MAGA movement was already fraying around the edges. Revelations in the newly released Epstein emails and files, along with an abundance of other insanity, may be Trump's undoing.

Long before Donald Trump ever entered politics, lying was always his primary skill. Between his lies and an inner circle who were willing to prop him up, Trump has never fully faced the consequences of his behavior and his crimes.

But in recent weeks, Trump has been starting to show desperation. The lies he’s telling are less and less plausible, and he seems exasperated that fewer and fewer people are believing those implausible lies.

I sometimes wonder if he is intentionally doubling down on his lies out of habit or if, instead, he has been so protected from the truth by his lack of contact with reality that he has actually come to believe what he is saying. He has surrounded himself, as usual, with sycophants who tell him and the public only what he wants to hear.

Whether it’s the ever-grinning visage of Kevin Hassett or the hyper-aggressive ra…