stopsignsworstenemy:

i feel like what would totally kill the republican party or at least kneecap them for awhile to the public would be for trump to die mid office. if trump dies after his presidency ends, the media would saintify his image like they do by calling him a “controversial figure, loved and hated by many.” republicans will ride on that image of trump like they do with reagan and i bet the short-attention span of americans will forget all the horrid things he has done if he leaves office and dies years afterwards. but if he died (particularly from natural causes) while still in office, republicans will scramble to assemble any form of identity outside of trump, which none of them do. they have nothing to explain to their base about doing anything in the future bcuz the whole party has been centered on trump and following his commands. without trump, republicans are nothing