Trump dying will not stop this. He’s a carnival barker and is not really in charge.

But he’s the one they’re all unifying behind.

Once he’s gone, everybody else is going to be clamoring to become the next Trump, the next leader of the right wing. And this competition will divide them and turn them against one another. No more cooperation, no more covering for each other’s crimes – they’ll be at each other’s throats, throwing each other under the bus.

Eventually one will probably come out on top, but until then, the infighting over the power vacuum will cripple them.