During the first Trump administration there were people there to act as the adults in the room, they provided the "guardrails." With Project 2025 we see Trump getting on the bike without training wheels (the Heritage Foundation puppeteers would be less visible second time around).

Over time he's learned enough to know he doesn't want responsible people around him, for a 2024 cabinet he would be hiring sycophants only. Right now there is an invitation from CNN to do one more presidential debate on Oct. 23, accepted by Harris but Trump is balking so far. It would be interesting to be the fly on the wall in those discussions. I figure at this point the Roger Stones of his acquaintance are working on as many dirty tricks as they can.