I don't think he got anything for this decision. I think the power of the deep state is simply too great and they have trapped him in a lose lose situation. The swamp is too broad and it is Trump and his patriotic base against most of both parties. The solution, if there is one, will not come from within the system and will be catastrophic and bloody.
Sod off, Denethor.
The solution, if there is one, will not come from within the system and will be catastrophic and bloody.
Normalcy bias reigns. That won’t be happening. The great historical event of the 21st century will be the third world colonization of the first world.