Rich wonders where the old gang went, so maybe some will drift back and explain why they remain happy that they voted for Trump.

I think Trump has arrived as would be dictator. Clearly he wants all the power of Congress and the courts vested in the Executive Branch, as long as it's under him, of course.

Trump has broadly imposed tariffs on whatever country has him pissed off at the moment, which is the province of Congress, except under limited circumstances.

Trump has downsized federal agencies and impounded federal funds without the direct authorization of Congress. Since the GOP Congress is composed of spineless Trumpian lapdogs, why not do it legally and have Congress do it?

Trump, through brainless Kristi Noem, had idiot ICE agents arresting and detaining people who "might" be illegal aliens, without warrants - that are required by law - and on flimsy evidence, like appearing to be Hispanic. Weird thing, the southwestern US was once part of Mexico, so there are many, many thousands of Mexican-Americans who are US citizens. One such citizen who works in construction has been detained twice by ICE despite having documents proving his US citizenship. He has joined a class action lawsuit against ICE and Homeland Security and Noem. One of these days, masked ICE agents, without producing ID, arriving in unmarked vehicles, and without warrants are going to break into a building and get shot by a person defending himself against an unknown armed intruder. I don't normally wish anyone ill will, but I think agents who behave thusly absolutely deserve to be shot, this being America and all.

Trump has ordered National Guard troops into several cities directly against the express wishes of governors and mayors. Again, this power is reserved for the select instances where states or cities are out of compliance with the law, such as occurred in Mississippi and Alabama during federal enforcement of the Civil Rights Act.

Trump, through lapdog Brendan Carr at the FCC, has violated the 4th Amendment by censoring and attempting to censor broadcasters, and also extorted payments from ABC and CBS. So Trump is opposed to free speech that criticizes or is "mean" to him. He really is trying to follow in the footsteps of his authoritarian hero in Hungary, maybe N. Korea too?

Trump has called Democrats "communist fascists," clearly articulating that he doesn't understand what either of those terms mean. Trump is unhinged from reality, insisting that Portland, OR is a war zone that is burning down because FOX News showed film clips of current protest against ICE along with a clip of the major protest and riot that occurred in 2020.

Oh, and aren't you thrilled that you get to pay taxes to Trump so that he can bail out soybean farmers in Iowa, Kentucky, and Arkansas who cannot sell their crop due to Trump's tariff on China. So China decided to buy their soybeans from Brazil instead. All part of "the Art of the Deal," right? Gotta' love it when Trump voters get what they voted for. All hail Fascist dictator Trump! No more 1st Amendment, no 4th Amendment, stay tuned and see how many more rights and freedoms you lose!