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In reply to the discussion: Why trump can't just refuse to leave office - encouraging [View all]Yavin4
(35,357 posts)12. I imagine a slightly different scenario for how Trump would try to stay in office
Trump is not the kind of guy that would barricade himself in the Oval office and go out guns blazing. That would require a level of courage which clearly he does not have.
No. I see Trump challenging the election results in various courts. Delay state certifications and the selection of electors to the electoral college. IOW, gum up the works in the courts starting the day after election day which stops the entire process from moving forward. Fatigue the electoral and legal processes until it gives in to him. The closer the results, the stronger his case will be.
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Al Gore just laughed at the concern trump wouldn't leave, saying he'd have no choice.
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#1
Please, Mr. Trump. Try to hold on to the presidency past your expiration date. When it is
NCjack
Aug 2020
#106
I'm not the least bit worried about Trump not leaving..but that's not how it would happen
fescuerescue
Aug 2020
#4
I call this a 'the sky is falling post'...and Trump will leave office should he lose...
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#54
+1 Nobody "Knows" what will happen - Trump should not be president now, but he is
Tiger8
Aug 2020
#119
... like 175,000 killed? Or is that a hoax or not Trumps fault? At what point are people going to
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#50
It may not be orderly but should Trump lose, he will leave...and I don't see a civil war happening.
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#55
We're at Nam x 3 how is Trump killing millions more people ridiculous ? Thx in advance
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#51
THIS!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 We're Nam x 3 dead cause of CV19 Trump could give a fuck about killing 100,000
uponit7771
Aug 2020
#49
Please...he will go quietly or otherwise, he will have no choice. So let's make sure he loses
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#27
...Yes, You got it, and he WILL LOSE IN DOUBLE DIGITS..why? Totally Incomeptent ,Totally insensitive
Stuart G
Aug 2020
#63
I agree totally. "LANDSLIDE" ..because everyone has had a chance to see his lies, incompetence, and
Stuart G
Aug 2020
#86
My first thought as well. Why would he wait until Jan 20? I'm more worried about 11/4.
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2020
#18
I imagine a slightly different scenario for how Trump would try to stay in office
Yavin4
Aug 2020
#12
Nope, Trump's term ends on January 21st...electors or not. Nancy would be president.
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#59
I still think if he loses he resigns a day before the Inauguration so Pence can pardon him
TeamPooka
Aug 2020
#31
Thank you for this...I have long thought this to be the case. If we win strongly, Trump
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#22
doesn't work that way...he would not have the numbers and Nancy becomes president.
Demsrule86
Aug 2020
#60
Pelosi is unlikely to become president, even in this scenario. If no candidate receives majority
tritsofme
Aug 2020
#109
And I wonder how comfy tRUMP is going to feel about slipping out the back door...
WyattKansas
Aug 2020
#97
If we take the Senate, on inauguration day Mitch McConnell will already be the minority leader....
EarnestPutz
Aug 2020
#42
The presumption here, from some commenters, is that if the election were disputed
generalbetrayus
Aug 2020
#48
You are totally correct..The system will not allow this..That includes the Republican leadership
Stuart G
Aug 2020
#66
I'm guessing that he boycotts the inauguration and flies off early to Mar-a-Largo.
EarnestPutz
Aug 2020
#71
If he pulls this nonsense, all I ask is to be able to see him walked out in handcuffs
Vivienne235729
Aug 2020
#65
The military will push back if a nuclear order seems random (no actual threat to the U.S.).
chowder66
Aug 2020
#108
"The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January"
not_the_one
Aug 2020
#76
Thanks, slate.com, for giving trump weeks and weeks to end around this scenario.
Paladin
Aug 2020
#79
I think when he loses, he'll try to claim it was mail-in ballot fraud (of course, we all see that).
C Moon
Aug 2020
#81
That's not the problem I see. I see the russians making the election another 2000 election fiasco
BComplex
Aug 2020
#90
He wouldnt wait till Jan. 20. He would not concede and would challenge results long before that.
Amaryllis
Aug 2020
#104
The existing launch codes would become invalid at the moment Biden takes the oath
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2020
#111
hit shit in the white house will already moved out + there are tasers. or harpoons.
pansypoo53219
Aug 2020
#114