RW writer warns Trump may refuse to leave office if he loses.

[triron]

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

1. We really do not need this kind of talk.

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Absolutely. What I wonder is how in the world do they (1) expect to win 2020 when ...

(and polls are early too, so I give leeway here of course) he's behind so much already w/ the top six or so democratic candidates and (2) how, under what constitutional provision or amendment would even suggest the ability to unilaterally claim a 2nd term (if he loses) or 3rd term (when not allowed)? Even during the peak of major wars such as the civil war, etc. we've always still held legitimate elections...

[Jake Stern]

12. Up until a month or so before the 2016 election Trump was behind Hillary

So much so that it looked like she was a shoo in.

We became complacent and paid the price. Not this time. We need to approach this election like it's Trump's to lose.

[NewJeffCT]

20. She was way ahead & pulling away until the Comey letter was illegally leaked by Rep. Chaffetz

to the NY Times. Then, she tanked in the polls - LA Times daily tracking went from a 13 point Hillary lead 51-38 to 44-43 Trump in ONE DAY. She recovered a bit, but it was never the same afterwards.

[lunasun]

31. Stir up easily triggered white folk-they are already more for trump than any dem candidate rightnow

In a June 12 national survey of registered voters, Quinnipiac University pollsters matched Donald Trump against the top Democratic presidential candidates: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker. News outlets across the country including CNN, Newsweek and the Washington Post have reported on the results—namely, that Donald Trump loses against every single one of the candidates by a relatively large margin. But relatively few have mentioned that regardless of the presidential final round matchup, one thing remains true:

White people are going to vote for Trump.

Among white registered voters, Trump beat Biden by one percentage point (46 to 47) which is within the margin of error. But Trump won the white vote by six to ten points when matched up every other Democratic presidential candidate. The Quinnipiac poll is not an outlier. In a Politico/Morning Consult poll, Trump again landed within the margin of error when white voters were asked to choose between him and Joe Biden. But he won the white vote with every other Democratic contender even though the majority of them disapprove of the job he is doing as president. A poll conducted by The Economist and YouGov from June 9-11 shows that white voters would vote for Donald Trump versus a generic Democratic candidate by a margin of 10 points.

https://www.theroot.com/white-people-want-trump-1835458008
If they can get more independent voting soccer moms and joe six packs scared or riled up about Dems right before the election along with minority area vote suppression and a little bit of a russia intererence at the voting booths added that’s how IMO

[Jake Stern]

11. Disagree

We need to prepare ourselves for the very real possibility of this happening, especially with his consiglieres on SCOTUS.

What used to be seen as pure conspiracy theory has become a terrifying possibility and I refuse to hide my head in the sand.

[Wounded Bear]

23. I'm with you on that one...

It's very easy to believe Trump would try something like this.

[Jake Stern]

25. It might not succeed but I won't put anything past the most lawless administration in history

And we have to be ready to tackle it.

As I said in another post all it will take is some alleged "irregularity" for Trump to take it to SCOTUS where his minions rule the day.

[Lochloosa]

2. January 20, 2021 he becomes just another citizen of the US.

He will leave.

[democratisphere]

3. Bullsh't.

Kicking and screaming if necessary.

[delisen]

4. The only way he could refuse to leave office is if there were a military coup

or total breakdown of our law enforcement.

If Andrew Sullivan believes this is a possibility he needs to lay out his reasons or evidence

[LonePirate]

6. I'm perfectly fine with him being dragged out of the White House in handcuffs if he refuses to leave

[LuckyCharms]

7. I hope he does refuse so I can see his stupid ass being dragged away.

[struggle4progress]

8. He may find the Secret Service somewhat grumpy if he's on White House grounds without authorization

[Cha]

16. Oh I hope so.. I just asked if

there weren't laws to remove his bitter ass forcibly?

[bearsfootball516]

26. Sure are. Once it's noon on Inauguration Day, he's no longer welcome unless invited to the WH.

The secret service is loyal to the presidency, not the president. They will drag him out of there if necessary.

[Cha]

29. An inspiring thought!

[dawg day]

9. Well, the moment his successor is sworn in, the secret service will no doubt take pleasure in...

escorting him and his trash=family out of the White House.

There's an interesting precedent for this, albeit from a state. Total Sadist Roy Blanton (a Democrat, btw) was gov of Tennessee, and in the month or so before he left office, he started pardoning people-- some really bad guys- in return for cash. He granted clemency to 23 murderers.

A Democratic US Atty called the winning candidate (Lamar Alexander, Republican) and asked him to arrange to get sworn in early to halt the tide of murderers being freed. A secret meeting included the state supreme court chief who swore Alexander in.


https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/17/lamar-alexander-ray-blanton-tennessee-governor-fbi-clemency/2575822002/
Unfortunately, it looks like a new president can't get sworn in until Jan. 20, 2021, no matter what.

[dalton99a]

18. +1. Trump may very well do what Ray Blanton did - selling pardons on a massive scale

[Downtown Hound]

10. This is ridiculous.

He'll leave. Not saying he wants to, but the idea that he'll make himself president for life even if he loses is stupid.

[LuvNewcastle]

13. He's raving.

Nancy Pelosi wasn’t joking when she said they needed to do an intervention. He’s falling apart and he’s saying all sorts of crazy shit. I think an intervention might be coming soon. He’s doing a lot of political damage to the GOP right now and they can’t afford to allow this to go on much longer.

[SWBTATTReg]

15. The GOP can't afford to allow this to go on much longer? I think that they missed the ...

(the GOP) boat on this a long long time ago. The damage to their brand name is incalculable and will be one that will be difficult to overcome in future years, especially if population trends continue as they are today.

[Cha]

14. Are Not there fucking Laws to Remove

his Bitter Ass Forcibly?!!

[Turin_C3PO]

17. Cha, when President Democrat is sworn in in Jan. 2021,

Trump will be a private citizen at that moment and the Secret Service, US Marshalls, and military all are under President Democrat. So he will leave, forcibly if necessary.

[Cha]

21. Thanks! That would be some side show..

trump wouldn't make it to the Inauguration of President Democrat.. he'd be too busy burrowing inside the White House lawn like a weasel.

[Turin_C3PO]

24. It would make for great TV lol

[Jake Stern]

19. What used to be seen as absurd conspiracy theory has become a terrifying possibility

Nobody believed that SCOTUS would put George W Bush in the WH until they did.

All it'll take is some "irregularity" to let SCOTUS pounce.

Now, I'm not saying it'll succeed but we must ready ourselves for him to try it

[empedocles]

22. trump has been raising possiblities of ignoring laws since 10/2016

[Historic NY]

28. He'll be evicted, his furniture & dingy yellow sheets will be out on the front lawn

[enid602]

30. Trump threatens to leave office if he loses 2020

That would be funnier.

[pnwmom]

32. I don't think Trump will seek to stay for a third term.

That's what his children Ivanka and Jr. are for. He'll just install one of them.