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Trump Card going from “the card that automatically wins” to “playing the victim” seems possible …
Especially if it's "playing the victim in a way that you win". In card games, a "trump card" does sort-of feel like winning by cheating. You have a card that normally wouldn't win a hand, but somehow magically has a special value that allows you to win. That does feel a lot like a guy who keeps on "winning" or at least avoiding the consequences anybody else would have to face just because of who he is.