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President Donald Trump is able to stay in power because of a \u201cstructural\u201d problem in American democracy \u2014 at least according to a former Trump adviser who has previously warned about the nation losing its sense of shame regarding the Republican leader\u2019s conduct.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAmerica has a structural problem,\u201d Anthony Scaramucci, a Wall Street worker and former Trump communications director, posted on X on Sunday. \u201cWhen you gerrymander your district and screen out everyone who doesn\u2019t already agree with you, you never have to modify your positions. You never have to meet anyone in the middle. You just keep winning by playing to your base.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yet in the process, Scaramucci observed, politicians are not required to compete in the marketplace of ideas against individuals who might effectively push back on them, both philosophically and politically. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut imagine if we drew districts that actually reflected the demographics of the area, regardless of party,\u201d Scaramucci wrote. \u201cSuddenly candidates are in a marketing competition. They have to appeal to moderates. They have to move toward each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

He concluded that, because this does not happen, members of both parties are encouraged to become increasingly extreme.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe system used to produce that naturally,\u201d Scaramucci wrote. \u201cMembers of Congress used to go to lunch together, socialize, build relationships across the aisle. The system is now designed to prevent that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scaramucci has been an outspoken opponent of Trump during his second term. For example, he recently appeared on MS NOW to tell host Nicolle Wallace that the teleprompter operator accused of insider trading based on the president\u2019s speeches erred by believing someone like him \u2014 who is not wealthy \u2014 would be protected just like Trump\u2019s wealthy insiders.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe doesn’t qualify, the poor kid, because he doesn’t make enough money,\u201d Scaramucci said. \u201cHe’s not influential enough, and his last name isn’t Trump. So the kid’s obviously in a lot of trouble, and he’s going to pay the price while the president’s going to go on to make several billion dollars for himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cHe sees it as incredibly smart: \u2018Look how smart I am. The other people that held his position, they couldn’t do this. Look how great I am.\u2019 While Barack Obama had a seven- or eight-page financial disclosure, he had a phone book of 927 pages. And, oh, by the way \u2014 you pointed this out \u2014 he thinks it’s peanuts compared to what the tech blogs make, etc. He also thinks a lot of the stuff that he’s doing is legal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scaramucci concluded, \u201cAnd if you look through the financial disclosure, where he was actually breaking the disclosure law, he’s paying the $200 requisite fine. So he’s laughing his way to the bank. His attitude is, \u2018You know, this is what all presidents should have been doing. Look how smart I am.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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