'Perverse optimism': Analyst predicts what act may 'rein in some of Trump's excesses'

Donald Trump may be put on a leash soon, according to a former federal prosecutor.

Ex-prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance on Sunday suggested that there might be some "good" news about reining in Trump, but added a caveat.

In a weekend post on her Substack blog, Vance highlighted "The Good—Sort Of."

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"First, a bit of what one friend referred to as 'perverse optimism,'" Vance said before quoting a recent article in The Economist, which itself noted that, “Investors, consumers and companies are showing the first signs of souring on Donald Trump’s vision. With his aggressive and erratic protectionism, he is playing with fire."

According to Vance, "The combination of chaos caused by tariffs (more accurately, taxes on consumers) alongside Elon Musk’s noisy but largely accomplishment-free leadership of DOGE has put the markets on edge."

She continues:

"It has long been believed that Trump reacts to the markets like he does little else and that negative economic developments may help to rein in some of his excesses"

Vance added, "Among the key questions is whether reining him in as he continues to damage fundamental democratic institutions will be enough."

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