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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump insists he'll win, but aides say he has no real plan to overturn results and talks of 2024 run
Source: Washington Post
By Philip Rucker, Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker
11/11/2020, 8:23:09 p.m.
President Trump declared Wednesday on Twitter, WE WILL WIN!
But, in fact, the president has no clear endgame to actually win the election and, in an indication he may be starting to come to terms with his loss, he is talking privately about running again in 2024.
Trump aides, advisers and allies said there is no grand strategy to reverse the election results, which show President-elect Joe Biden with a majority of electoral college votes, as well as a 5 million-vote lead in the national popular vote.
Asked about Trumps ultimate plan, one senior administration official chuckled and said, Youre giving everybody way too much credit right now.
Republican officials have scrambled nationwide to produce evidence of widespread voter fraud that could bolster the Trump campaigns legal challenges, but no such evidence has surfaced. And Bidens lead in several states targeted by the Trump campaign has expanded as late-counted votes are reported. In all-important Pennsylvania, the Democrat now leads by more than 50,000 votes.
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ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)There is no possible "plan." He's just a sore loser.
StaunchDemocrat1957
(66 posts)for 2024.I am not sure all his legal rambling will be over then.
secondwind
(16,903 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)1. Hell be 78. His health is likely to be worse.
2. He might have Republican challengers. Little Marco, Lyin Ted and Low Energy Jeb might run too and this time hell have his record to run against.
3. Hell also be running against Joe Bidens record which I cant imagine would be worse than Trumps presidency.
4. He might be in jail.
Yeah waste your money again. If you can!
onetexan
(13,036 posts)i'm willing to bet his one of ugly spawn or creepy SIL Jared will attempt to run in 2024. I wouldn't be surrpised that GOP would be so desperate they'll want to front another trump.
no_hypocrisy
(46,080 posts)thesquanderer
(11,986 posts)If he runs in 2024, his biggest motivation might be to grift off the campaign donations. He won't waste money doing it, he'll make money doing it.
Mariana
(14,854 posts)with vague hints and suggestions that she would run for president in 2012. She did pretty well for herself with that - they watched her crappy TV shows and appearances, they bought her lame ghostwritten books, they sent money to her PAC, and so on. However, Trump is much more experienced in the art of the grift than she was or ever will be. He'll be raking it in for sure.
Roisin Ni Fiachra
(2,574 posts)What is the ulterior motive is the first thing that comes to my mind when a Republican opens their mouth.
Stay vigilant.
underpants
(182,769 posts)Luckily Joe and his team planned for nonsense like Clustertrump is throwing and to account for the drastic understaffing in the current White House.
apcalc
(4,463 posts)intheflow
(28,462 posts)wnylib
(21,431 posts)does think he'll run again, I doubt he'll make it to 2024.
If he goes to prison, we might see whether it's true that surviving covid gives you immunity from future exposures. But by the time that 4 years pass, he'll either be in such a deep state of dementia that he won't even know what country he's in, or he'll be dead from lung or heart damage caused by his bout with covid. Either one is ok with me, but I lean toward dead from covid after effects. We'd all enjoy another occasion for dancing in the streets.