RollingStone has this right in an article they published yesterday called “Trump’s Presidency Is Shaping Up To Be An American Tragedy.”
There is no reason to believe Donald Trump understands or will accept the checks on an American president’s power. There is no reason to believe he won’t trample over the Constitution when it suits him. How far will he go? Is it impossible to imagine that the man who talked about “opening up” libel laws could start tossing journalists in jail? How about the guy who makes fun of him on SNL? Or anyone who criticizes him?
The whole article is worth a read at RollingStone.