Trump is making the same mistake he made in his first administration. He failed to work on Putin's agenda (to restore the old U.S.S.R.) so miserably that he set Mr. Putin's agenda back four years, at least.
I was surprised that Mr. Putin gave him another chance.
Now, once again, Trump is turning out to be a very poor sock puppet.
So, if Mr. Putin runs true to nature, he may decide to handle Trump the same way he handled Mr. Prigozhin, (Wagner Group) another former ally and close confident who got too big for his britches.
Wouldn't that be a hoot?
LAMP
It's not JUST for a photo-op or a distraction. It's more like a testing ground for when Trump generates an "emergency" in one or more blue states in order to derail the 2026 mid-term in those states indefinitely and thus secure his majority in the House.
Johnson nearly gave away the scam when he stated (ever so confidently) that the House would gain seats in 2026.
As for the legality of what he's doing in California right now, I seriously doubt the U.S. Supreme Court will come to the rescue. Trump is looking to set a precedent for his plans to stagecraft even more violent uprisings prior to the 2026 mid-terms during which time the House will be missing crucial Democrat Representatives.