From Infidel753:
Two new factors in our politics are working together to weaken Trump more seriously than ever before in the year-and-a-half history of this misbegotten parody of an administration. One is undermining him among Republican party leaders, the other among his base — and together they may give our country its best chance yet to get this absurd and vicious man out of office at last.
The former, of course, is Trump’s craven press conference in Helsinki on Monday, which is inspiring horrified condemnation from prominent figures across the political spectrum. For a collection of such reactions, see here; for responses from Republicans only, see here and here. Many of the latter are timidly phrased, in keeping with the abject cowardice which has distinguished most Republican leaders when dealing with Trump ever since the 2016 primaries. But they’re there, and the much tougher statements of McCain and Flake — who can speak more freely because they will never again have to fear the votes of enraged Trumpanzees — doubtless reflect what others are thinking.
The other factor is Trump’s trade war, which is starting to inflict some serious pain on some of those same Trumpanzees.