Experts say Trump’s presidency is spiraling and a full-blown crisis could hit any day now
Donald Trump’s presidency has turned out to be “far worse” than one Republican ever imagined—even when he was already sounding the alarm.
Adam Kinzinger, a former congressman and now senior political commentator at CNN, entered the U.S. House of Representatives back in 2011. Though a lifelong Republican, he refused to get in line behind the Orange Manbaby. As early as 2016, he made it clear: being American came before being partisan.
Now, speaking exclusively to Saxo for the Daily Star, Kinzinger says that his concerns over Trump’s second term have not only come true—they’ve been blown out of the water.
“This is far worse than I imagined it could be quite honestly, in terms of the brazenness and the outright disregard for norms, for institutions and everything else,” he said.
Those exclusive words to the Daily Star lay bare just how much deeper the crisis runs than even his worst predictions.
The real flashpoint, according to Kinzinger, may arrive when Trump faces off with the U.S. Supreme Court—an institution that has lately shown some backbone in pushing back.
“The big real crisis point will be determined by what happens when the Supreme Court, which seems to be right now pretty aggressively pushing back against him, what happens when they do something he doesn’t like, and does he follow that order or does he refuse it?
“I think that is the lynch pin that will determine if we are in a real crisis or not. It’s one thing to say to the Supreme Court that ‘I don’t agree’ and I think honestly that moment could come within the next few weeks.”
Trump’s return to the White House has already thrown the global order into chaos. His sweeping and severe tariffs have roiled financial markets and ignited trade tensions across continents—unleashing a wave of uncertainty with every move.
And yet, there are faint signals that he might be dialing back some of the more explosive rhetoric. Investors seem to be clinging to hope: markets have shown signs of recovery at the mere hint of a potential walk-back.
Still, Kinzinger isn’t convinced the drama is over.
“I feel like, to an extent, he’s starting to stall a little bit, which is good, but that doesn’t mean he’s stalled,” he said. “It doesn’t mean there’s not going to be more crises.”
In just his first 95 days back in the Oval Office, Trump has already delivered political fireworks—and at this point, betting on a quiet stretch ahead feels like wishful thinking.
