The Blowup Gambit: Why Trump May Be Forcing a Crisis to Cut Loose His Handlers
Is Donald Trump fueling chaos to gain leverage over those pulling his strings? Let's consider the possibility that Trump is using political blowback to justify purging elites and reclaiming populist power. “Trump wants the blowup so that he can then legitimately explain to those pulling his strings that he has no option but to give the public some heads to roll.” That line is more than just speculation—it’s a hypothesis with razor-sharp teeth. It cuts through the smoke of populist rhetoric and backroom strategy to reveal something few dare admit out loud: Trump may not be trying to stop the crisis. He may be stoking it—on purpose. And not out of recklessness or incompetence, but for one cold, calculated reason: To force the hands of those pulling his strings. The Performance of Power To understand this theory, we must suspend the surface-level view of Trump as either savior or saboteur and look at him through the lens of strategic opportunism . If the system is colla...