# A rational look at what Trump will/won't/can/can't do in his next term **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 7, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876 "2024-11-07T17:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 170
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876/170 "2024-11-11T18:25:28Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Here’s an early test of whether the new Republican Majority Leader will be Trump’s lickspittle – he has [insisted that the new Republican leader allow him to make recess appointments to executive and judicial positions](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113460270802936865). Senator Rick Scott – who is widely viewed as Trump’s favorite for the position – immediately agreed. I approve of this use the term “lickspittle” but I claim priority in identifying Elon Musk as [Trump’s Lickspittle in Chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/1626) even if he did dwaddle for a while in the kiddie pool of fascism with Ron DeSantis. Of course, with Trump, [lickspittles get lynchings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wont-be-the-republican-party-nominee-in-2024/996834/61), so Elon shouldn’t get too comfortable with his role in cleaning Trump’s loafers. Stranger --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rational-look-at-what-trump-will-wont-can-cant-do-in-his-next-term/1009876)._