I think the proper word for Brandon is figurehead. As long as they continue to write little cards for him and keep him shielded from actual press questions his handlers can continue. within 2-3 years there may come a time when he simply is overcome with his cognitive decline and he steps down. This could possibly happen during the year leading up to the 2024 Presidential election.
They may welcome this, if Trump is running against a Pet Buttigeig or other nominee with a noticeably ill Biden still in office with the economy in collapse, Trump wins by historic margins.
They will need the Harris Presidency as a distraction to the collapse cause by Biden to get people to forget and start with a clean slate with Buttegeig.
if Trump is running against a Pet Buttigeig or other nominee with a noticeably ill Biden still in office with the economy in collapse, Trump wins by historic margins.
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Trump wins by historic margins. Right after the Democrat party, kindly and generously, releases the absolute control over the US voting system it has worked so hard to control for decades.