If 45 loses next week, will he remain quiet in obscurity after Biden's inauguration?

[LonePirate]

At least during my lifetime, once a new president is inaugurated, the previous one disappears from the spotlight and we don’t hear much about them apart from them going home or on vacation.

Will 45 do the same or will he still be blasting out tweets to his crazed minions and calling into Fox News after Biden assumes the oath of office? He seems so starved for attention and he will be extremely bitter about losing that I cannot imagine he will shut up. Will the media outside of Fox pay him any attention, though?

[edhopper]

1. Does the Pope

shit in the woods?

[The Magistrate]

41. Only If The Bear's Catholic, Sir

Personally, I look forward to the speech in which he castigates the country for proving unworthy of his magnificence, and deserving of every horror to be found in the socialist hell-hole the people voted for....

[MoonchildCA]

2. I'm more concerned about the 2 1/2 month transition time.

I can't imagine what we are in for...

[Bettie]

3. He will never shut the fuck up

Not until he's six feet under.

I think there might be a new business eventually in tours that take you to spit on the graves of a variety of these fuckers.

[smirkymonkey]

28. +1000

Fuuuuuuuuuk. I just want him to go away forever. I am beyond exhuasted by his chaos and bullshit. I really can't take it anymore.

[Mariana]

40. He really loves his rallies.

I bet his cultist would pay admission to go to them.

[genxlib]

4. My prediction

Is the Trump Media Empire.

Although it will not be that grandiose.

My real prediction is that he will effectively take over OAN and rebrand it. Probably similar with some online rag as well.

So, no. Not quiet.

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. I agree. At this point, even Fox is too sane for the Dumpster.

He will fit right in at OANN, unless Russia Today wants him. But I think OANN has a larger presence in the US.

[moonscape]

35. He will ignite it. n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. His Lardship has never been a fan of quiet obscurity.

[OAITW r.2.0]

6. I think he will doing his Travelling Roadshow

he will be spreading lies and CV-19 to the rubes while selling his MAGA brand.

Until he working fulltime to avoid jail.

[TreasonousBastard]

7. For 50 years, Trump has been unable to shut up. He'll tweet from hell if the devil allows it...

The only thing that will save us is if he loses Twitter followers and the media cuts him loose.

[David__77]

8. He will continue to be the leader of the republican party, regardless.

I would not be surprised if he immediately declared his intention to run in 2024.

[Earthshine2]

27. It would be a terrible look for the republicans.

He's going to mired in scandals as soon as he leaves office.

[David__77]

29. I don't see what their realistic alternative is.

In fact, the alternative would perhaps be an actual split in the party organizationally.

I don’t think a lot of the establishment Republicans would want Trump to be party leader. I also don’t see them actively resisting it.

[Earthshine2]

47. There are many waiting to take Trump's place, including Matt Gaetz, Mike Pompeo, and Tom Cotton.

I figure McConnell will be their actual leader immediately after the election until the next strongman comes to rise.

[uponit7771]

52. True but none of them have the idol worshiping cult following of Trump, the kGOP wont be able to

... dump Trump like they did with Bush 2 and say Trump who?

No, Trump will command a base of 5% of kGOP votes in every county in the US ... he'll be king maker inside of kGOP until he dies which gives dems a chance to progress this country for once.

[Earthshine2]

54. These guys are looking to inherit the mantle of Trump. Will they do it? Could they do it?

I know they want to try, but it will take an especially nasty person to command the deplorables.

I have the feeling that -- assuming he is slaughtered in the election -- Trump will try to lay low. Because every time he'll pop his head up, someone will be looking to sue him.

It's only a feeling, though. I could be very wrong.

[wishstar]

33. I think he will announce his campaign for 2024 if only to raise money to pay his lawyers

The only reason he got into politics was the potential to make money from campaign fundraising and from influence peddling at his various hotels and facilities.

[bdamomma]

10. visions of

the 2000 election being determined not by the American people but by Right wing SC.

I hope this does not happen again.

[FakeNoose]

11. He should be banned from Twitter on November 4th

... for all time!

[MuseRider]

12. Only if the media

stops following him around.

[doc03]

13. I hope he spends his time trying to

avoid prison.

[2naSalit]

50. +1

[Voltaire2]

14. in some alternate universe not nearly as awful as ours.

[Rorey]

15. Will he and Melanie graciously welcome Joe and Jill?

I can't imagine that happening.

[sarisataka]

16. .

[HipChick]

17. Only the Lord or the Law

will be able to shut him up....

[Thekaspervote]

18. JMHO but I think he will turn on his base. He hates them already, they didn't elect him.

I think they’re in for a surprise...and he’ll continue his vitriol towards Biden and the dems

[fescuerescue]

19. Trump hasn't been quiet anytime in the last 40 years

[VOX]

20. It'll be DEFCON II for King Shit and his entire cult of nutcases.

He and his brainwashed, inbred flock will go absolutely apeshit. Regrettably, I expect a full menu of extreme mass weirdness.

[Nay]

44. This.

[Renew Deal]

21. Is he going to invite Biden over and have Melania give a tour?

Don't count on it.

[3catwoman3]

22. The media should vow to stop covering...

...him once he leaves office.

They owe us that after their slavish reporting on every breath he drew helped put him there.

[LonePirate]

31. Yes, the media should ignore 45 once Biden is inaugurated. I am not confident they will.

They have not faced the situation of ex-president immediately going after the new one on Inauguration Day. 45 will be holding a laser pointing at the cat-like media who will be obsessed with this new shiny light.

[Cirque du So-What]

23. I'm sure quiet dignity and grace will prevail

[beachbumbob]

24. Be running from the law

[Raine]

25. Of course ... NOT. nt

[Marie Marie]

26. Oh Hell no. I'll bet he is already trying to figure a way to keep having his

rallies of adoration even after he is out of Government. That is a high he will have a hard time giving up.

[LonePirate]

32. These rallies cost money which he will not have. Will the RNC continue paying for them?

Will he be able to raise enough money from his racist rubes to continue holding rallies while he grifts them? Will a benefactor like Adelson pony up the phones to ensure the message remains in the public media sphere? 45 certainly will not be paying for his rallies. States and cities will no longer allow him to host them up front without payment first. Tweeting is essentially free, though. However once he is a private citizen again, he risks having his account locked by Twitter for the crap he spews.

[Grasswire2]

30. from Leavenworth?

Gag order.

Do you really expect him to be a free man for long?

[maxsolomon]

36. Realistically, I do.

He'll face innumerable lawsuits, but arresting and jailing a former POTUS? That a bridge that's never been crossed.

He'll buy his way out of most everything by paying fines and promising not to do it again.

[maxsolomon]

34. The Establishment can't wait to throw him under the bus.

He will keep whinging, but it will be from increasingly disreputable locations in the RW Mediaverse.

He'll be locked out of DC Politics, locked out of the MSM, probably locked out of FoxNews.

Only the crazies will still want to hear his ignorant ranting.

He'll be busy defending his empire of grift from a newly emboldened IRS.

[misanthrope]

37. Trump won't lose next week

because it's going to take a good while for all the ballots to be tabulated, then counted again, then for the legal action to be sorted out and then for the electoral college to vote. If he's going to lose, it will be over that stretch.

Next Tuesday isn't the end. It's beginning of the most dire period in our nation's history since the Civil War and it will last for months.

[Stuart G]

42. I disagree, this will be a landslide for Biden...no need to count --a 60% victory...

We will know by 9pm Eastern Time.. Maybe earlier.........Here is the bottom line:

Trump is full of "HATE", & Biden is not...Yes, 30 to 35 % may vote for Trump, maybe 40%. The rest will vote for Biden.
...Repeat.....It won't even be close... Biden gets 60 percent or more....one more reason: "THE VIRUS"

[misanthrope]

49. I think it could be very close on election night

as so many of Trump's base aren't bothering to vote early, while a sizable percentage of Biden's support has been. If Trump squeaks out a victory that evening, he will want to cease the count immediately and will fight the tabulation of provisional/absentee ballots.

That's been the expectation all along. Not just from me, but plenty of "experts."

Once Biden pulls ahead from the post-Election Day count, Trump will start some hijinks.

[OhZone]

38. He'll be tweeting from Moscow or Agentina!

[lettucebe]

39. OMG my side hurts from laughing. Him? Quiet? No, not likely

I think we'll hear him screaming on the West Coast and we'll be forced to watch and listen to his bile until Jan 20. The networks are happy to show him because people apparently are entertained by him -- I'm pretty much sick of politics 24/7. I want someone to start a campaign that lets the networks know we have zero interest in that buffoon and do not want to hear or see him at all once he is safely out of office; except of course to hear about his criminal trials.

[fishwax]

43. I think his next step is following in limbaugh's shoes

[Captain Zero]

45. Do you think he will build Habitat for Humanity homes like Jimmy Carter

until he is in his 90's??

[Mr. Ected]

46. I think he'll continue to govern his people as a veritable shadow government

With connecting tissues to his newly-formed communication network. He'll claim to be politically persecuted as the law engulfs him. And he'll sue the government for breach of 1st amendment rights when the state of NY confiscates his phone before starting his sentence.

[Totally Tunsie]

48. He faces a lifetime of lawsuits, and will spend his future days

crying to his lawyers and accountants to save his sorry ass. We know he's "too good" to appear in court himself like the lowly, but he'll be pulling the strings and directing his defense behind the scenes. He won't be quiet, however; he's not bright enough for that. Instead, he will annoy and frustrate those he has hired for his defense, until they call it quits and send him on to the next bozo willing to take his case(s).

I predict Chump will never have another peaceful day, which is partial payback for the miserable four years we've had to endure at his uncalloused hands.

[WyattKansas]

51. His base will abandon him, because he will be a LOSER.

That's right Donnie Dumbass... You are heading for the biggest loss of your life and you forever will be known as a pathetic LOSER. Quite possibly a SUCKER too for ever believing that you could get away with your traitorous acts with Putin, as Putin leaves you holding your deep shit bag and puts a price on YOUR head for unpaid debts.

Bask in your glory Donnie Dumbass for being the bigliest LOSER and SUCKER ever and dragging your spawn with you, rather than just taking your previous frauds into retirement.

[Brother Mythos]

53. Not a chance.