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Towlie

(5,322 posts)
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:34 PM Nov 2020

Trump seems determined to screw up our nation as much as possible before he leaves office.

He's acting as if he hates the entire country for choosing not to keep him in the White House, and wants to do as much damage as possible while he's there. The only solution I can think of is a rapid impeachment and removal, but he has room to do a lot more before there's any chance that the Senate would go for that. Keeping him in power for the next two months could be disastrous.

He may be as dumb as a duck but he's not lame. I wonder if he was serious about leaving the country.

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Trump seems determined to screw up our nation as much as possible before he leaves office. (Original Post) Towlie Nov 2020 OP
That's exactly what Mary Trump has predicted. cwydro Nov 2020 #1
Mary Trump also explained in great detail WHY he HAS to do it Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #5
I don't care about the reasons. cwydro Nov 2020 #6
I don't disagree Brother Buzz Nov 2020 #7
Trump is determined not to leave office. enki23 Nov 2020 #2
But if he's screwing everything up then he must be planning to leave. Towlie Nov 2020 #8
He can do both at once. His people won't consider those things "screwed up" enki23 Nov 2020 #9
The Republicans would never go along with it. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2020 #3
they said as much: IcyPeas Nov 2020 #4
Republican Senators will never vote to remove him. Patterson Nov 2020 #10
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
1. That's exactly what Mary Trump has predicted.
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:36 PM
Nov 2020

He’s going to cause as much damage as possible.

Anyone else who quit doing their job, or started sabotaging their company would be escorted off the property. How is this allowed to continue?

Brother Buzz

(36,389 posts)
5. Mary Trump also explained in great detail WHY he HAS to do it
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:44 PM
Nov 2020

At the end of the day, one could make the argument that the orange anus is a victim, albeit a willing victim.

It's complicated.

Brother Buzz

(36,389 posts)
7. I don't disagree
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 05:09 PM
Nov 2020

I stumbled across Mary Trump's book at my Podunk library and thought, "What the Hell", and read it. It was an eyeopener in understanding the orange anus' demented thought process; in the stable genius' mind, has NO option but to go the scorched earth route.

Like I said, it's complicated

enki23

(7,786 posts)
2. Trump is determined not to leave office.
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:38 PM
Nov 2020

And the Republican party is right there with him. Virtually all of them. So who will stop them? Will the fucking military intervene when he doesn't leave? The fucking cops will intervene alright. On his behalf. He knows this. The Republicans know this. Who has the power to actually make him fucking go away if he simply chooses not to, and the Republican party stands with him?

Towlie

(5,322 posts)
8. But if he's screwing everything up then he must be planning to leave.
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 05:10 PM
Nov 2020

It just doesn't make sense. When someone is bitter about being evicted he might refuse to leave or he might burn the place down, but not both.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,488 posts)
3. The Republicans would never go along with it.
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:39 PM
Nov 2020

They need his voters. Anyone who goes against him loses his support and will be subject to a primary loss. There aren’t any cabinet members to go the 25th amendment route.

He’s effectively holding us all hostage.

IcyPeas

(21,842 posts)
4. they said as much:
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:41 PM
Nov 2020
There you have it. Trump official told CNN the goal is to "set so many fires that it will be hard for the Biden administration to put them all out."

This is scorched earth foreign policy.


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