(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Trump’s weakness is dragging down his party [1] [] Date: 2026-05-30 The Conversation is a weekly dive into the most popular stories on Daily Kos and what it tells us about the national political environment. President Donald Trump is weak. Politically. Physically. Emotionally. Ethically. Pick a category. It fits. This week’s top stories all highlighted just how diminished and pathetic he has become. For all his obsession with gold, everything Trump touches turns to crap. And remarkably, he doesn’t seem to care. He’s still fixated on his ballroom, his triumphal arch, and his reflecting pool. Now his team is talking about putting his face on a new $250 bill, helpfully handing Democrats another way to highlight how unaffordable daily life has become. The one area where Trump has demonstrated strength is purging Republicans deemed insufficiently loyal. But even that reveals a deeper weakness: His need for personal validation outweighs the interests of his party. And Republicans are paying the price, saddled with candidates like Ken Paxton, who, as an attorney, gave a sweetheart deal to a literal pedophile and who is making what should be a safe Republican seat competitive. We don’t even have to wait until November to see how Trump’s actions are self-defeating. The elected officials he helped drive from office are increasingly willing and able to sabotage what passes for his agenda, such as reparations for Jan. 6 insurrectionists. Meanwhile … My god, they are so freakin’ weird. On the plus side, they can’t get Trump to shut up. Bad for them; great for us. Back on May 12, he accidentally told the truth: “I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.” This past Wednesday, he added during a Cabinet meeting, “I don’t care about the midterms,” which Republicans fighting for their political survival surely appreciated. Then he gifted Democrats with yet another banger: “We don’t need oil. We don’t need the Strait [of Hormuz]. We don’t need anything.” Trump doesn’t care about Americans’ financial struggles. He doesn’t care about his party’s political future. He doesn’t seem particularly concerned with governing. He cares only about grifting and building monuments to himself. Republicans are trapped following a weak, feeble, self-absorbed man who mistakes loyalty for leadership and ego for strength. They can’t possibly suffer enough because of it. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/5/30/800047245/series/trumps-weakness-is-dragging-down-his-party/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/