If you woke up this morning feeling disoriented, you’re not imagining it. The headlines are screaming midnight coup, sudden betrayal, shock to the system. But what happened last night in the Senate wasn’t an explosion. It was a controlled demolition.
This didn’t come out of nowhere. The structure had been rotting for months. Fear was the glue holding it together, and last night, that fear ran out.
Republicans didn’t act in prime time. They didn’t give speeches. They moved in silence, under the cover of night, using Senate procedure to shield themselves from backlash. This wasn’t courage. It was survival.
The vote didn’t flip at 2 a.m. It was whipped quietly, name by name, in hallways and private conversations. When the roll was called, there was no drama. No shouting. Just math. And for the first time, the math didn’t work for Donald Trump.
This is bigger than one man. It’s the Senate reclaiming power and cutting loose a liability. The fallout will be explosive. But the message is clear: institutions protect themselves — and last night, the Senate proved it still can.
