it all fits together really nicely, somehow. i'm not sure whether trump actually has a plan or things just randomly fit, though:

• texas wanted to secede from the US for centuries (i believe this is actually a big point that people give too little weight to)
• the US realizes that the US is not simply going to "allow" texas to secede
• conservative thinktanks realize that the only way that blue states are gonna be ok with texas seceding is if they themselves dramatically understand the relevance of state's autonomy and self-responsibility
• trump attacks california and new york to make blue states understand the importance of having greater independence from the federal government
• blue states are gonna demand greater independence from the federal government in the next months (2025-2027)
• texas can then comfortably also claim greater autonomy for itself