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Time to think beyond Trump, but to do that we need a key data point — the process, not the outcome, of the 2026 elections. If Trump manages to intimidate voters, politicians, business people and judges to subvert the elections, we are going to have a completely different country than the democracy we've had so far. The next 10 months are going to define the next 10+ years and beyond. So far, only the markets passed the stress test.

It’s hard to know what Mr. Trump might do next, which feeds public anxiety. But as his popularity ebbs, so does his political capital. His approval rating has sunk, his mass deportations are seen as excessive, tariffs are unpopular, and even GOP voters disliked his Greenland demands. Democrats took November’s races in Virginia and New Jersey in a rout. The GOP House majority is in peril, and the Senate is competitive. Mr. Trump’s attempts to gerrymander a safer House majority have backfired as Democrats have done the same.

The ultimate check on power is an election, and on that score Mr. Trump’s bull-dozing governance may be building the opposition that costs his party its majority in November.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-greenland-congress-supreme-court-restraints-84dbc858