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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:10 AM Oct 2019

Do you think that Trump has a clue to what is coming?

It seems obvious to me that he will not be President of the U.S. when this is all said and done. Resignation or impeachment is going to happen. Do you think he has a clue? Do you think that is definite, or can he weasel his way out of this too. I think he will be gone by Jan 1, 2020, one way or another.

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Do you think that Trump has a clue to what is coming? (Original Post) Stuart G Oct 2019 OP
Resignation? No. Impeachment. Yes but not conviction by the Senate redstateblues Oct 2019 #1
Depends on how many Republicans in the Senate finally grow a spine.... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2019 #3
The number of Republicans in the Senate growing a spine? DFW Oct 2019 #9
Spine & balls are irrelevant Cirque du So-What Oct 2019 #12
That still seems most likely, but it depends on how much evidence Dems compile. Garrett78 Oct 2019 #6
I don't know what's coming, i doubt he does either. dem4decades Oct 2019 #2
I think he knows the jig is up Skittles Oct 2019 #4
Yep. Narcissistic criminals have a 6th sense about these things. ecstatic Oct 2019 #7
yup Skittles Oct 2019 #11
No, he doesn't have a clue. NanceGreggs Oct 2019 #5
"His paranoia level must be at an all-time high right now..." PJMcK Oct 2019 #8
I think he has more than a clue. Grammy23 Oct 2019 #10
Given that he's suggesting another civil war to protect him... yes. :D NCLefty Oct 2019 #13
If he loses the election in November... Kablooie Oct 2019 #14
The OP has him gone in 3 months Awsi Dooger Oct 2019 #15
Not really. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #16

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,722 posts)
3. Depends on how many Republicans in the Senate finally grow a spine....
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:34 AM
Oct 2019

and a pair of balls.

One can only ignore the stench of a rotting corpse for so long. And Trump is stinking up everything he comes near. How Minneapolis recovers on the 10th is beyond me.

DFW

(54,277 posts)
9. The number of Republicans in the Senate growing a spine?
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:10 AM
Oct 2019

That should be the same number that will admit to offshore bank accounts. That number should be right around zero.

Cirque du So-What

(25,908 posts)
12. Spine & balls are irrelevant
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:31 AM
Oct 2019

What it takes is the possibility of losing power. When it becomes apparent to all & sundry that tRump will bring down their party, they will turn on him without a moment's hesitation.

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)
6. That still seems most likely, but it depends on how much evidence Dems compile.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:56 AM
Oct 2019

If Schiff and Co. get that server, all bets are off.

ecstatic

(32,648 posts)
7. Yep. Narcissistic criminals have a 6th sense about these things.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:59 AM
Oct 2019

That being said, his final removal will occur Jan 2021 due to lingering traitors in the Senate.

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
5. No, he doesn't have a clue.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 12:40 AM
Oct 2019

But then, he rarely has a clue about anything.

In Trump's world, he is better-informed and smarter than everyone who tries to advise him - or, in this case, tries to acquaint him with reality.

Probably the only person who can get through to him at this point is Ivanka - and whether she has attempted to even broach the subject with him is an unknown.

His paranoia level must be at an all-time high right now, and he is undoubtedly ready to dismiss any actual advice from those around him not as honest counsel, but as proof of disloyalty.

PJMcK

(21,995 posts)
8. "His paranoia level must be at an all-time high right now..."
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:02 AM
Oct 2019

That made me laugh because it immediately made me remember this adage:

"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't after you."

Trump's inner dialogue must be cacophony of noise where his attention is ping-ponging all around that orange melon.

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
10. I think he has more than a clue.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:11 AM
Oct 2019


But like all folks who have the brand of narcissism he displays daily, he thinks he can beat this rap. With his superior intellect, he can be victorious over his detractors.

So he knows but expects to ultimately win and oh, by the way, everyone loves him. No matter what the fake polls say. SO sez tRump.

NCLefty

(3,678 posts)
13. Given that he's suggesting another civil war to protect him... yes. :D
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 01:35 AM
Oct 2019

Fox News having a bunch of people talking about how bad this is for him may be the primary driver of his insanity. It's not like he listens to his competent lawyers...

Kablooie

(18,609 posts)
14. If he loses the election in November...
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 02:16 AM
Oct 2019

It's going to be a wild, unpleasant ride until January.

He will contest every election that came anywhere close and will refuse to plan any kind of transition.
Trump will probably gut every department he can and break as much of the government as possible before the new president arrives.
They will have a government in total disarray on his/her first day.

The new president won't be able to address any of the nation's problems until they have a government up and running again and that could take a long time.

That's why I kind of think Biden could be the best choice for this particular election. He has the most experience and may be the best for restoring a totally broken and dissipated government.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
15. The OP has him gone in 3 months
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 02:26 AM
Oct 2019

That is a massive underdog. In fact, Predictit has that exact prop right now: Trump is 86/14 to still be president at the end of 2019.

I think that 86 is too low. If forced to play I would certainly play the 86 and not the 14.

Nobody ever went broke betting against overreaction to recency.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,816 posts)
16. Not really.
Wed Oct 2, 2019, 02:36 AM
Oct 2019

Keep in mind that he's a total narcissist. In his mind it's a handful of bad people who are putting bad things out there about him. He is still the smartest person in the room (in his mind) and he honestly cannot understand why anyone out there doesn't love him and appreciate all of the wonderful things he's done for this country.

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