I have been saying this for some years now... and NOW the barbarian is at the gates. You have rightly said that the Congress has become a circus - a do nothing but squabble body of squawking parrots just like the Roman Senate - parrots who spend their energies feathering their own nests at the expense of the Republic!
That civil breakdown led to the Caesars and a militaristic empire. PRAY!
I have heard that the left has realized that “Trump is Hitler” hasn’t worked, so they are trying “Trump is Nero”.