"Increased instability and growing divides in American politics are probable, analysts have said. He also warned that Trump could challenge election rules and use talk of an unconstitutional third term to dominate the 2028 succession fight. If Democrats continue to win in 2028, Trump could escalate more in his final months with another Jan. 6-style event. “So what we should expect in the post-midterm period is an intensification of the divisions and the strife at the heart of American politics,” Dunn added. It's the same thing that former Trump administration official Miles Taylor fears will happen in the final two Trump years.