I want to start by saying I was just trying to add some context, and did not fundamentally disagree with your original statement, and don’t necessarily disagree with this one either, it is just missing some context.

Clinton with his extensive policy of deregulation is hardly blameless either and is perhaps even more responsible for the current state of the US, in large part due to laying the groundwork for the current media oligopoly

Oh for sure Clinton carries a lot of that responsibility too. Every president since Reagan does. The shift has been going ever rightward since his presidency. I was not alive for Reagan and missed a lot of Bush Sr. (Bush Jr. was the first election I could vote in), but in the US Reagan is a bit of an infamous person, so just wanted to add that context.

I think that the federal structure of the US might end up preventing this from happening

See, I think the opposite will happen. Left leaning states are going to start bumping up against Federal regulations, and the Supreme court is the arbiter of those disputes. It is going to cause mass conflict and division among the states, further solidifying the left/right divide and Trump’s cult of personality.

it is that it’s still in service of the Republican party, not Trump directly. For as long as the interests of this party and Trump align, they are on “his” side

speaking of his cult, Trump has his incredibly violent and loyal followers to fall back on. Most of the right wing militias in the US follow Trump, no questions asked. They have already shown they will literally commit treason in his name, and Trump has shown that he is not afraid to use them. That alone will probably keep the right from falling too far out of line.

Ultimately I know the right is thinking beyond Trump, but the issue is they also want fascism long term.