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"Fear Trump, but have faith in the endurance of U.S. institutions "

Don't............

The institutions with realistic political power have been taken over/hijacked by far right lunatic fringe, be it the Senate, the House of Representatives,the Presidency or soon to be the Supreme Court.

There are no institutions left in the United States outside of a few State governments ready and willing to take on the Tea Party in Washington (California, Oregon, New York and a few others).

Meaning; organize, raise funds and make certain the Tea Party is defeated in the Senate races coming up in two years. That is the one and only reasonable conclusion to this disaster of biblical proportions. Unless of course Trump is impeached prior to the Senate elections.  Doubtful, but taking into consideration the mess this "man" is, it is certainly possible.
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