Rep. Jim Clyburn Warns That Trump Is Planning To Not Leave Office If He Loses

[Nevilledog]

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/08/02/jim-clyburn-trump-not-leave-office.html

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) warned that he thinks that Trump is planning on using emergency powers to install himself as president and not leave office.

Majority Whip Clyburn said:

What I said started about two and a half, maybe three years ago after one of his state of the unions. That I feel very strongly that this man has taken on strong-arm tactics and I feel very strongly that he is Mussolini Putin is Hitler. I said that back then and I believe that. I believe very strongly this guy never had an idea about being want to peacefully transfer power. I don’t think he plans to leave the White House.

He doesn’t plan to have a fair election. I believe that he plans to install himself in some kind of emergency way to continue hold on to office and that is why the American people had better wake up.

*snip*

[samnsara]

1. well then Presdient Pelosi will charge him with trespassing...

[tman]

2. This doesn't actually help turnout. It's defeatist.

And it empowers trump.

I like Biden's take on this, that he's confidence the Military will drag him out if needs be. It's an implicit threat to both the military and trump.

Let's not normalize the unthinkable.

[stillcool]

5. the unthinkable is normal..

and there's nothing defeatist about the danger we're in. I wouldn't worry about turnout, I just worry about having an election, where people are allowed to vote, and their votes are counted.

[tman]

8. Nah. There's an acceptence and resignation in Clyburns comments. That's dangerous.

He believes trump will do the unthinkble. So what is the plan in response? He doesn't say. There is no threat, implicit or otherwise. He just leaves it out there. That isn't leadership.

What can we do with comments like that, but panic?

[stillcool]

12. Vote.

[Norbert]

3. He has four choices

1. Leave peacefully.
2. Have President Pelosi order him out.
3. Have the Secret Service 'convince' him to leave.
4. Have the citizens of the US break down the gates and the doors and drag his sorry ass to the dumpster.

We have been a free nation for almost 250 years and we are NOT going to have a third rate dick-tator run the country.

[MineralMan]

4. See This Thread:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213844082

[AllaN01Bear]

6. he has no choice but to leave .

[KatyaR]

7. I wouldn't be surprised if they are letting

the virus run rampant so that they can use that as an excuse to declare an emergency in November....

[obamanut2012]

11. THat still won't delay the election, nothing can

[triron]

9. How about congress and the judicial system waking up along with the media?

[Squinch]

10. It just doesn't work that way. Please proceed, Donny Bodybags. President Pelosi suits me fine.