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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI wouldn't be surprised to see Trump run in 2024 after he loses in 2020
He would still be eligible.
Just a scary thought that 2020 won't be the last.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)rzemanfl
(29,557 posts)fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)Or is it the Hague?
Come on.
This country doesn't send the powerful to prison. It's a nice thought though, but that's all it is.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)I guess I'm in a rainy mood today.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Where I am at. Cloudy and rainy. Ugh.🌧️
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)See what I did there?
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)Wellstone's loss sometimes I feel it even years later.
CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)At least my state still has Russ Feingold (somewhere). We once had some true statespersons up north.
Our three Democratic senators are more than adequate. Moe-Ron Johnson is our comic relief though. He'll be in the minority party soon.
Polybius
(15,398 posts)It would have been interesting to see if he would have ran for President in 2004 or 2008.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,463 posts)rzemanfl
(29,557 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)and he'll be too busy slinging racial slurs And Insisting he knows more than the doctors to run against his son for the nomination.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)But I've been hearing this loser beg for attention for 3 decades now.
It's all he knows.
Cirque du So-What
(25,935 posts)I hope the whole klan is too busy defending against lawsuits to try regaining office.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Eugene V. Debs did so in 1920.
-Laelth
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,910 posts)he is still alive.
MontanaMama
(23,313 posts)Cholesterol and or drug abuse will addle his brain or whats left of it. Or, he will stroke out by then. Junior, however, might be a concern. All of the rubes already have their flags and will want to use them.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)If he's not dead by then, he will pretty much be a drooling vegetable. I was watching the documentary "Unfit" last night and one of the psychologists/psychiatrists was saying that with the type of mental deterioration he has, it can only get worse. It will never improve. He will only go downhill from here, and the drug abuse will just accellerate that process.
I am hoping his kids will all be in prison by then.
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)scarletlib
(3,411 posts)Claustrum
(4,845 posts)They made so much money off the republicans and the federal government in recent years they are not going to let that golden egg gone. it's once in a life-time opportunity. They will milk it for as long as they can.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)Hopefully dead from a stroke or heart attack. (Is it a sin to wish someone dead? If so, I'm a sinner.)
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)I think he has much of chance of going to jail as W does.
But his money and power aren't making him healthier.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Although he may have trouble making it over the wall...
What country would have him? Cyprus seems like the usual destination for oligarchs that have fallen out of favor in their mother country.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)After his loss he'll schedule a "farewell tour" that includes a visit to Moscow... BUT... he never returns. He'll just stay. He'll give Air Force One to his ̶S̶o̶v̶i̶e̶t̶ Russian handlers.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)Even Russian oligarchs don't retire in Russia. Cyprus, London, and Israel are popular destinations.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)And if he is, dementia will probably have ravaged his brain so badly by that point that hell be in no shape to run again.
Silver1
(721 posts)Everything needs to be exposed so his hateful influence can be stopped.
German right-wingers are marching with Trump flags now -- the swastika is outlawed so his image has replaced it. He can still do a lot of damage, even if he isn't president or re-elected.
Baitball Blogger
(46,703 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)The Lincoln Project (and like-minded Republicans) will be able to prevent him being nominated by the Republican party. (And none of the mini-Trumps have the following or street smarts to pull it off.)
ETA: And I'm one of the folks who keeps yelling at everyone to stop taking a Biden win for granted (and I was also raising caution flags in 2016 when we were so certain Clinton would win). So this isn't Pollyanna talking here.
Polybius
(15,398 posts)I fully expect them to nominate Tucker Carlson in 2024.
malaise
(268,976 posts)Take that to the bank
SamKnause
(13,101 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)He'll go nowhere. Period.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)The noise i say.
marmar
(77,080 posts)chriscan64
(1,789 posts)But it would not surprise me if his "concession speech" became his 2024 campaign announcement.
plcdude
(5,309 posts)He will be a convicted felon before that.
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)Is a Felony conviction a disqualifier from being President?
His fans don't care that's for sure.
dalton99a
(81,475 posts)TruckFump
(5,812 posts)But I am sure the Trumputinistas will support him under either circumstance.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)Action_Patrol
(845 posts)He will just pull some Sarah Palin grifter bullshit. He will have Hate-rallys Mopping up money to idiots willing to part with it. When its time for him to actually declare as a candidate he will take the money and disappear like a thief in the night.
Patterson
(1,529 posts)lots of embarrassing and illegal stuff will be known. And he will be lots crazier.
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)Polybius
(15,398 posts)Last edited Wed Sep 9, 2020, 05:35 PM - Edit history (1)
He will be 78. He has great health care and fairly good genes, with both parents making it into their 90's. I know he eats like shit but sometimes people live long anyway.
JI7
(89,248 posts)Norbert
(6,039 posts)LisaL
(44,973 posts)NT
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)It does seem that candidates keep getting older and older though.
Heck my grandparents made it just short of 90. They did alot in the 28 years between 70 and 98.
And he'll be about the same age as Biden when he runs for re-election, so we shouldn't hit that note overly hard.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)If Trump loses he will immediately attack Biden once Biden is in office. Trump's supporters will lap up every tweet and comment. Trump will still have huge media presence and be able to dictate nominees.
It if foolish not to understand the potential for Trump to maintain support and run again, especially if Biden's approval drops and Democrats have a weak 2022 midterm.
Trump and his supporters would use that as evidence of blood in the water
fescuerescue
(4,448 posts)He will break 200 years of decorum and civility to just statisfy his ego.
Trump is a fool. We all know that.
But we have underestimated him at EVERY opportunity. He's not even supposed to be there. That happened because we underestimated him and it's a mistake we keep making over and over and over.
As for jail? Right. He's going to same jail that W went to. (remember that one!?)