Personalizing his individual and institutional enemies as demonic, he fails to focus on their various systemic weaknesses, and how to exploit those weaknesses. If MAGA is truly a war against the Deep State, it deserves a war-oriented strategy. Trump must understand the logistics of the enemy – how the deep state army is fed, watered, armed, and trained. Instead he seeks "friendly" allies among the deep state, trading favors as seen with his endorsement of House Speaker Mike Johnson in order to be certified quickly.  Will Trump's cultivation of an accidental speaker – one not interested in cutting spending, or ensuring Congress does its Constitutional duty – lead to a single MAGA victory, or will it instead guarantee its failure?

If Trump wanted to achieve a constitutional and solvent America, he would seek counsel from congressmen and senators like Thomas Massie and Rand Paul, both of whom share his stated goals of constitutionalizing Washington and both of whom know the system far better than Trump and advisors. But Trump is not seeking such counsel.