Overview

• On Wajahat Ali’s Substack show, Reid called it “insane” to assume next year’s midterm elections will be free and fair and suggested they could be rigged
• She said Trump is behaving like an autocrat who believes he no longer needs voter approval and intends to stay in office indefinitely “like Putin till he dies”
• Reid pointed to Republican support for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as evidence that GOP lawmakers are unconcerned about being voted out
• She warned that removing Trump from power will require an “extraordinary movement” given his firm grip on government
• Reid argued that perceived authoritarian drift in mainstream politics could drive voters toward “a version of socialism” out of frustration with moderate leadership