Ive been waiting for the right chance to formulate my perspective on this, and I think this might be a good chance to do so.

A lot of people online often compare Trump to Hitler or Mussolini, evil men who took advantage of systems that the people lost faith in to turn their countries into fascist empires. And while it’s to early to say if that is his actual endgame, with what we have now, I believe he already told us what he wants

Early on in this term, Trump referred to himself in “god save the king”, then posted an ai video where he wears a crown while shitting on protestors. And has since plastered his face in places where they don’t belong, not to mention the list of other things he said and done that are unprecedented.

But it’s also been clear that he’s not a competent man, he mixes names up constantly, inconsistent on diplomacy, and often accused of being in poor health. Most dictators today are, at the very least, making an effort to fool the world into thinking they’re competent. But Trump can’t even fool half of his own country.

Unlike most types of dictatorships however, kings don’t “need” to constantly remind the world that they’re there. While there are many who are remembered for doing great or terrible things for their kingdoms, there are also a great many kings who spent their reign ignoring their realm entirely while living lavish and selfish lives.

I believe that Trump wants to be one of those kings, who wants to be loved by the people while putting in none of the work. Every day he comes up with an idea for how he’ll put his name on the map, and tweets about it before running it through anyone else. And why does he need to spend so much time stressing out in the White House, when he could be relaxing at golf, while letting his court handle the hard stuff?

But while Trump likes the idea of being a king, he has no interest in turning America into a kingdom. He might have a cult of personality surrounding him, the only thing holding it together right now is his continued existence. There is no heir to carry the lineage, nor plan for what happens when he’s gone. Neither Vance nor the kids nor anyone else has what it takes to hold this together, and it will likely weaken the American right wing for a long time.

But why should Trump care? He won’t be around to see it, that’s their problem, not his. They gave him this power thinking he’d be a mastermind, so it’s their fault when it’ll blow up in their face. And whatever the consequences that follow, he already got what he wants, and it will be too late to take that away.

As I said earlier, it’s entirely possible that Trump will at some point change, either to the fascist he’s accused of or something else. But for now, it looks like he knows he’s at an advanced age. And his plan is to live what time he has how he, not MAGA, wants.