What to expect: Trump will soon be calling himself the "Real President" from the sidelines

[andym]

After the majority of GOP House Reps support Trump in his quixotic bid to steal the election, with the outcome that Trump loses again, what will Trump do?

I think he will call himself the "real President Trump" from the sidelines and order his GOP minions not to cooperate with President Biden. He will be the GOP's Simple Simon, calling the shots. Most of the cowards in the GOP will follow his every whim. He will then run for his "third term" in 2024-- too bad for the GOP hopefuls like Senator Hawley. Expect lots of rallies from the "real Airforce One"-- a replica that will have to be created by his rich billionaire friends.

I wonder if he will go as far as to have the real State of the Union Address etc. ? Probably.

Why? His huge ego demands that he be the "leader" and that means he will never, ever admit he lost.

The consequences? Expect MANY filibusters in the Senate, if Democrats manage to seize control. If the GOP retains control, then almost no votes will be held and there will be few compromises to be had. Mitch will see to this no matter what Trump does, but Trump will make things worse.

[keithbvadu2]

1. 'President in exile'

[42bambi]

2. Trump is a Pied Piper - calling his cult rats to follow him wherever he goes.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Nevertheless, on the sidelines.

[dutch777]

17. Exactly! And unable to affect real change so his worth is zero to corps and billionaires

Will be interesting to see how Twitter and others actually handle the next phase.

[RKP5637]

4. Hopefully NY will dethrone him. n/t

[andym]

5. Wonder if they could silence him from prison?

not sure if that is possible. At least that would stop the rallies.

[RKP5637]

19. Hmmmm ... maybe a padded cell!!!

[pandr32]

6. He can call himself whatever he wants to

Insane people tend to do that.
Besides, it's what we call him that counts.

[Hortensis]

7. So what? There is no such thing. Everyone who saw what happened

after Trump became president should understand presidential power is extremely real. January 20 at noon, it's Biden's.

[andym]

8. Trump will urge and make the GOP even more uncooperative than ever

and Biden will only be able to use executive power-- even with Senate majority of VP Harris, if the GA elections are favorable. The filibuster will stop everything. Might happen anyway, even if Trump doesn't misbehave, but a sure thing if he does.

[NCDem47]

9. Count on it.

Forgive me for repeating myslef from other threads...

He'll continue to relase these odd, no-media-in-the-room "statement" videos. He can have a big sign behind him that says "President Donald J. Trump." No Presidential seal though, but he'll probably break that rule as well. In his mind, once a President, always a President.

There will be official looking visits to Mar-a-Lago by Trumpy Republicans and rare foreign nationals. All kinds of rallies. Fakery will abound. Some poll will be released asking americans who the current President is and astounding number will say Trump. He'll strut around for as long as he can pretending he's still in charge. He HAS no choice but to keep up the charade. I'm sure there's some $4.99 a month streaming service on its way. Indictments won't even faze him unless he's physically hauled away to jail.

It's all a question if the MSM will legitmize any of this.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

[leftieNanner]

10. I am hoping

That Twitter closes his account after he posts something toxic. He will have to abide by TOS just like the rest.

[David__77]

11. The filibuster should go regardless.

...

[andym]

12. It won't

Manchin and Feinstein already stated they support the filibuster.

[David__77]

13. Sooner or later.

Hopefully sooner.

[andym]

14. Maybe in 2022

let's hope.

[Blue Owl]

15. I've got a spare piano bench he can use as a desk

[andym]

16. LOL. Perhaps some violin recordings should be gifted to him as well

playing a melancholy, whiny version of "Hail to the Chief."

[Thekaspervote]

18. He knows his power is waining, he's already said so...he will fade..so it really doesn't matter!