"After the release of the Access Hollywood tape, dozens of Republican elected officials rescinded their support over Trump's comments bragging about grabbing women's genitals. The end was again nigh in May 2017, when former CBS anchor Dan Rather declared that 'the curtain may be coming down on this act of this tragedy' after Robert Mueller started investigating Trump's ties to Russia."
"An FBI raid on the office of longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen emboldened then-New Yorker writer Adam Davidson to argue that 'we are now in the end stages of the Trump presidency.' This fellow finally, totally discredited himself,' an 'exhilarated' Sen. Mitch McConnell told a New York Times reporter hours after a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol."
"Weeks before Trump won the 2024 election, the Republican pollster Frank Luntz predicted that his debate performance against Kamala Harris would cost the former president the race. Those pronouncements, from a range of observers responding to varied political setbacks, were all wrong."
Political observers have consistently predicted the downfall of Donald Trump following various controversies, including the Access Hollywood tape and the Charlottesville incident. Each time, these predictions were proven wrong. Even after significant events like the FBI raid on Michael Cohen and the Capitol attack, many declared Trump politically finished. Recently, despite entering an unpopular war in Iran, some are again forecasting his political obituary. Historical commentary reflects a pattern of misjudgment regarding Trump's resilience in the political landscape.
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