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Trump wants to reopen as soon as possible. Here is why -one sentence only (Original Post) Stuart G May 2020 OP
Dead people do not vote or buy stuff. Texaswitchy May 2020 #1
Also because he's addicted to... dchill May 2020 #2
+1 2naSalit May 2020 #6
Except his base is likely to be doing the suffering too. Caliman73 May 2020 #10
That was my Rebl2 May 2020 #28
Trump's base DownriverDem May 2020 #35
tRUMP better get busy since there's lots of his behaviors that contribute to his "not being abqtommy May 2020 #3
I like that one..."tRUMP better get busy since there's lots of his behavior..." Stuart G May 2020 #4
$ and fears it looks bad. Brainfodder May 2020 #5
unemployment is not going to drop until people regain confidence in the safety of the commons 0rganism May 2020 #7
prison Grasswire2 May 2020 #8
I sure hope you are right..PRISON!!...but Trump has gotten away with so much already. I hope so, Stuart G May 2020 #9
A decent economy is the only thing that can get him re-elected. Caliman73 May 2020 #11
I wouldn't vote for him if Mr.Bill May 2020 #18
Agreed Caliman73 May 2020 #32
so he IS concerned about unemployment- his RainCaster May 2020 #12
Does that mean that future license plate delivery will be 2 months late CaptYossarian May 2020 #29
He doesn't want to be wearing handcuffs shortly after Jan 20, 2021 nt Jarqui May 2020 #13
I sure am hopefull that I will see that live momnet..Trump wearing handcuffs whenever.... Stuart G May 2020 #14
I'd love it too Jarqui May 2020 #16
Can he be arrested between the time he loses the election and the Inauguration of the new Pres? world wide wally May 2020 #15
Not until he's out of office FakeNoose May 2020 #19
He needs to be in control and has never developed any sense of personal limits struggle4progress May 2020 #17
Curious as to where people are going to get money to spend at all the festively re-opened businesses BamaRefugee May 2020 #20
His paying the vig on his Russian loan shark debt House of Roberts May 2020 #21
By the time Trump is done fouling up federal coronavirus response bucolic_frolic May 2020 #22
Trump properties are losing shitloads of money... Wounded Bear May 2020 #23
You beat me by.... Demobrat May 2020 #26
GMTA... Wounded Bear May 2020 #27
His properties are losing money Demobrat May 2020 #24
Along with all the obvious reasons cited Trump cannot hear the word NO. It blows his circuits. Ford_Prefect May 2020 #25
Like the two FORD plants Trump?? Open on Monday,closed on Wed because of CV Bengus81 May 2020 #30
Well those thousands of dead bodies will malaise May 2020 #31
"I've told you once, you SOB...." Charlie Daniels Band saidsimplesimon May 2020 #34
Exactly. He's only thinking about himself. Arkansas Granny May 2020 #33

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
10. Except his base is likely to be doing the suffering too.
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:21 PM
May 2020

He doesn't care. He does not care about anything that cannot benefit him. His base however, will care when their moms, dads, kids, grandkids, best friends, etc... start to die.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
3. tRUMP better get busy since there's lots of his behaviors that contribute to his "not being
Wed May 20, 2020, 02:58 PM
May 2020

re-elected". Ha, like he was ever elected in the first place...

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
4. I like that one..."tRUMP better get busy since there's lots of his behavior..."
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:01 PM
May 2020

I think he will like a job as a celebrity at "Fox Noise"..

0rganism

(23,945 posts)
7. unemployment is not going to drop until people regain confidence in the safety of the commons
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:10 PM
May 2020

until then, Trump and the GOP are trying to gaslight and distract the nation... again.

if Trump's campaign wants to tie his re-election to a lagging economic indicator, that's their mistake

our mistake would be to trust that our problems will be solved by an election.

Grasswire2

(13,569 posts)
8. prison
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:15 PM
May 2020

He knows it's a certainty, and is rolling the dice to stay ahead of the inevitable.

Remember, though, that he bankrupted a casino.

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
9. I sure hope you are right..PRISON!!...but Trump has gotten away with so much already. I hope so,
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:19 PM
May 2020
but I don't thinks so.

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
11. A decent economy is the only thing that can get him re-elected.
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:24 PM
May 2020

I guess if we reopen, the economy in November MAYBE will look better than it does right now (I have my serious doubts) and he can claim he brought us back from the brink of economic disaster, that his incompetence and callousness created.

Trump only cares about staying in power and out of prison.

Mr.Bill

(24,284 posts)
18. I wouldn't vote for him if
Wed May 20, 2020, 04:54 PM
May 2020

the stock market was at 100,000 and the federal government was mailing me $10K a week.

Caliman73

(11,736 posts)
32. Agreed
Wed May 20, 2020, 08:33 PM
May 2020

He is horrible. Rest assured, your scenario is not possible at all. He would never be able to bring about the conditions that would make the stock market climb that high nor get people checks mailed out by the government.

RainCaster

(10,870 posts)
12. so he IS concerned about unemployment- his
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:29 PM
May 2020

Let's put him out to pasture this November.

Then the incoming Dems can put him in prison.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
29. Does that mean that future license plate delivery will be 2 months late
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:43 PM
May 2020

because he'll want to sign them?

Stuart G

(38,421 posts)
14. I sure am hopefull that I will see that live momnet..Trump wearing handcuffs whenever....
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:40 PM
May 2020

I hope it happens someday..

Jarqui

(10,123 posts)
16. I'd love it too
Wed May 20, 2020, 04:13 PM
May 2020

But a stash of his dough has probably been in the Cook Islands for more than two years (so it is nearly impossible for anyone but Trump to get) and Air Force One will be making an unscheduled stop in a country with no extradition treaty sometime before Jan 20, 2021.

President Bone Spurs tries to talk tough but he's always been a chicken (with apologies to chickens everywhere).

world wide wally

(21,742 posts)
15. Can he be arrested between the time he loses the election and the Inauguration of the new Pres?
Wed May 20, 2020, 03:49 PM
May 2020

Asking for a friend, of course

FakeNoose

(32,637 posts)
19. Not until he's out of office
Wed May 20, 2020, 04:55 PM
May 2020

I'm guessing he'll be safely and secretly out of the country by January 19th.



House of Roberts

(5,168 posts)
21. His paying the vig on his Russian loan shark debt
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:04 PM
May 2020

depends on restoring his cash flow.

There's a one sentence reason.

bucolic_frolic

(43,149 posts)
22. By the time Trump is done fouling up federal coronavirus response
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:25 PM
May 2020

the population will be shrinking, people will be terrified to go to work and the store. How's THAT going to be good for the economy?

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
23. Trump properties are losing shitloads of money...
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:27 PM
May 2020

and nobody will lend to him who's last name doesn't end in "ski."

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
30. Like the two FORD plants Trump?? Open on Monday,closed on Wed because of CV
Wed May 20, 2020, 05:48 PM
May 2020

But...I doubt that will happen in gyms and bars. Nah...............

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
34. "I've told you once, you SOB...." Charlie Daniels Band
Thu May 21, 2020, 06:06 PM
May 2020

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

"I'll show you how it's done." Go Mr. Biden, we are here for support.

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