Trump turns angry and despondent as possible defeat looms
Source: Chron
WASHINGTON - By Thursday morning, President Donald Trump was angry and defiant.
The polls had closed more than a full 24 hours before, and as several key states continued to update their ballot counts, the election increasingly felt like it was slipping away from him and toward Democratic nominee Joe Biden. He wanted to speak.
"STOP THE COUNT," Trump bellowed on Twitter, a missive he quickly retweeted just over an hour later. "ANY VOTE THAT CAME IN AFTER ELECTION DAY WILL NOT BE COUNTED!" he added.
The only problem: If the vote-counting stopped at that moment, Trump would lose.
Trump's senior advisers intervened, explaining to the president that he needed to be more precise about just which vote counts he wanted halted. He did not want all of the states to stop counting votes, they added, because that would lead to a Biden victory.
And so, shortly after noon Thursday, Trump blasted out the message he had workshopped with advisers: "STOP THE FRAUD!"
There is no evidence of widespread voting fraud, and Twitter flagged his tweet as "misleading" about the election. But for the president's purposes, the missive was more helpful to his electoral hopes.
"Trumpworld is going to go down slinging hard," said Dan Eberhart, a Republican donor.
Those in the president's orbit had entered Election Day cautiously optimistic. During a midday visit Tuesday to rally staff at campaign headquarters, the president said he had not yet given much consideration to either a victory or concession speech.
Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Trump-turns-angry-and-despondent-as-possible-15706088.php
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,513 posts)He is such an idiot.
The count continues till all the votes are counted, no matter how long it takes!
Thekaspervote
(32,688 posts)Chakaconcarne
(2,429 posts)He is going to have a tough time showing his face in public.....
DBoon
(22,336 posts)CountAllVotes
(20,863 posts)GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!
Harker
(13,956 posts)DBoon
(22,336 posts)deep inside the white house bunker
Zoonart
(11,828 posts)No concession speech. He pardons himself and his kids and leaves.
He will not see any reason to finish out the lame duck because he is not, and has never been a public servant. I don't see him going through any of the polite formalities of the transfer of power.
He won't be hosting the Biden's at the White House and he will not attend the inauguration. He will leave that for Pence. Let Pence be the loser. He will be long gone.
Just MHO.
llmart
(15,531 posts)Does anyone really want to see him sitting at the inauguration with his arms crossed in that defensive position and the pouty ugly orange face? I don't want him to ruin the big party on Joe's big day.
This would be one of the best outcomes when you examine the possibilities.
jmowreader
(50,524 posts)It will make it MUCH easier to take him into custody.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)Why? Because it does not take away from Joe or the historic selection of Kamala to the role of VP...it displays the petulance AND futility of Trumpism to the world.
There would be NOTHING better than watching Joe lithely moving and accepting the gravity of saving the republic while simultaneously seeing Trump slump, huff, puff, pout and be branded "LOSER - 45".
I am going to trademark that tonight...and sell Blue hats to counter the MAGA crowd...LOSER! 45 Go Joe! 46
BigmanPigman
(51,560 posts)Zoonart
(11,828 posts)Especially if there is violence. He will pack his tent and take the circus out of town.
Dyedinthewoolliberal
(15,543 posts)or he gets on a plane before the inauguration and goes to a place he can't be extradited from and resigns...............
raccoon
(31,105 posts)Talitha
(6,554 posts)She said her uncle has never been in this situation before.
He's not getting what he wants.
No one can make things go his way.
I laughed - her words were music to my ears!
Cha
(296,726 posts)to my face.
he's tortured us & the world for 4 years in his Lying bubble.. he's been responsible for so many people dying.. he can rot in hell for eternity
olddad65
(599 posts)Initech
(100,027 posts)CreekDog
(46,192 posts)maybe they mean more so.
trueblue2007
(17,187 posts)movingviolation
(310 posts)because I've been depressed, angry, and despondent, since he was installed by gru-nra-gop-ratfuckery.
essme
(1,207 posts)He's been that way for the past decade.
Horrid person; rotten to the damned core.
Maxheader
(4,369 posts)To show its handlers it cares...It don't....
Bet its thinking of all that litigation, for years to come...
modrepub
(3,488 posts)That Biden didn't win immediately in a landslide. But watching the "Red Mirage" slowly evaporate before Republican eyes is kind of a thing of beauty. The only drawback has been waiting to see if the goons in this country will be able to stir up wide spread violence.
Today will be the day PA will turn blue and Trump's cause becomes nearly hopeless.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,852 posts)not_the_one
(2,227 posts)I'd say we were even, but he hasn't even begun to pay. If I had my way...
Cha
(296,726 posts)Response to WiseElder (Original post)
geralmar This message was self-deleted by its author.
mercuryblues
(14,520 posts)When they realize they lost the advantage or power over you. They spread lies and smears about those he can no longer control. They blame others for their failings, because they are never wrong.
Now a narcissist still needs adoration and people who will soothe them. The one who has to tell trump he lost will be ejected for not being faithful enough. They will do and say anything to self soothe. When trump is forced to accept the loss is when shit will hit the fan. No one is safe in his in his orbit, not the czarina, countess or his lap dog, Graham.