Within the context of Trump rejecting the latest Iran proposal and threatening to resume attacking Iran, the linked article is worth reading. Powerful + frustrated + egotistical, isn't a combination that bodes well for negotiating an end to the war.
In my mind I hear the Robinson's robot going Danger! Danger!
Lichtman, a history professor at American University in Washington, believes that Trump is driven by two things: money and glory. “He cannot stand not being the centre of attention and that’s dangerous,” he said. “I don’t care much about his verbal lashing-out; I don’t think that helps him at all. But who knows what crazy things he might do to reassert attention on him? And that’s frightening.
“Never underestimate the power of the president. Just because Republicansare criticising him, his poll numbers are low, prospects for Republicans look dim, doesn’t mean he doesn’t have enormous power – and he is certainly quite willing to use that power unconstrained. He doesn’t care about the courts and doesn’t care about the Congress.”
From this perspective, Trump’s last refuge will be the unchecked use of executive authority, a politicised justice department and a sweeping pardon power. With nothing to lose in his final two years, he could go out all guns blazing.
Charlie Sykes, a conservative author and broadcaster, said: “Donald Trump fears irrelevance more than anything and he’ll rage against it as long as he can. The notion that he will go quietly would be incredibly naive.
“We’re headed for a collision between a lame duck who has no respect for
the constitutional norms and an opposition that may have some power to hold him accountable. The paradox is the weaker he gets, the more dangerous he gets.”
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/25/trump-lashes-out-un-fed-supreme-court